Dissonance prevention program decreases thin-ideal internalization, body dissatisfaction, dieting, negative affect, and bulimic symptoms: a preliminary experiment

Article Abstract:

A dissonance-based targeted preventive intervention program for eating disorders is tested, using 30 undergraduate women with high body image awareness, ranging in age from 18 to 22. The students were assigned to a three-session dissonance intervention where they had to argue against the thin ideal. It is shown that thin-ideal internalization, negative effect and body dissatisfaction decreased following the program.

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Negative affect moderates the relation between dieting and binge eating

Article Abstract:

A new study examines the relationship between dieting and binge eating in the natural environment. The study shows that the relationship between dieting and binge eating is moderated by negative affect in females in cross-sectional and prospective analyses but cross-sectional analyses reveals negative effect potentiates the relation between binge eating and dieting. Similar results are seen in males.

Health aspects, Reducing diets, Compulsive eating, Binge eating disorder

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Subtyping binge eating-disordered women along dieting and negative affect dimensions

Article Abstract:

A study is conducted which studies the relationship between binge eating disorders and dieting and negative affect dimensions. It concludes that moderate dieting is a key aspect of binge eating disorder and that affective disturbances are only experienced in a subset of cases.

Psychological aspects, Development and progression, Appetite disorders

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