Basic psychological needs as an explanation of body image and eating pathways to adolescent adjustment: a prospective study testing an integrated self-determination theory model

Yu, Shi; He, Ziyi Zoey; Cui, Tianxiang; He, Jinbo

doi:10.1007/s11031-024-10063-4

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“…A total score was calculated by averaging all reverse-coded item responses, with higher total scores reflecting higher levels of body image flexibility. The BI-AAQ-5 was validated in Chinese young adults (He, Cai et al, 2021) and showed good internal consistency in Chinese adolescents and young adults (He, Cai et al, 2021;Tie et al, 2021;Yu et al, 2024). In the current study, it had a Cronbach's α of .90.…”

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Exploring the moderating roles of dispositional mindfulness and body image flexibility in the association between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in Chinese adolescents

Chen,

Wang,

Barnhart

et al. 2024

J Clin Psychol

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ObjectivesPrevious research suggests potential moderating roles of dispositional mindfulness and body image flexibility in the association between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. However, relevant research is mainly conducted on adult women from Western countries, and limited evidence exists for adolescent samples, especially from non‐Western contexts (e.g., China). Thus, this study aimed to examine the moderating roles of dispositional mindfulness and body image flexibility in the relationship between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in Chinese adolescents.MethodWe recruited 545 Chinese adolescents (53.9% boys, aged 12–16 years) who completed measures of body dissatisfaction, dispositional mindfulness, body image flexibility, and disordered eating. Moderation analyses were examined with PROCESS macro on SPSS.ResultsIn separate models, both higher dispositional mindfulness and body image flexibility weakened relationships between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. However, when both dispositional mindfulness and body image flexibility were entered into the same moderation model, only body image flexibility showed a significant moderating effect.DiscussionBoth dispositional mindfulness and body image flexibility may weaken the association between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in adolescents. However, body image flexibility might have a stronger effect than dispositional mindfulness. These findings suggest that interventions aimed at reducing body dissatisfaction to prevent disordered eating in adolescents may pay more attention to adolescents' body image flexibility.

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