Dieting control beliefs and disordered eating

Furnham, Adrian; Atkins, Lorna

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-0968(199712)5:4<278::aid-erv171>3.0.co;2-g

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“…Consistent with the third hypothesis, the baseline beliefs in personal control over weight were associated with adverse outcomes just as they have been in previous research (Furnham and Atkins, 1997;Laliberte et al, 2007;Stotland and Zuroff, 1990). Specifically, individuals who more strongly believed that they "can and should control their weight" reported lower self-esteem and greater body dissatisfaction.…”

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“…Instead, results indicated that the greater the belief in personal control over weight, the more likely the person was to be binge eating, weight cycling and experiencing low self-esteem (Stotland and Zuroff, 1990). Subsequent research has consistently shown that individuals who strongly believe that they "can and should control their weight" are more likely to have disordered eating, low self-esteem and body dissatisfaction (Furnham and Atkins, 1997;Laliberte et al, 2007).…”

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The impact of education on weight control beliefs

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Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether reading a self-help chapter on the body's regulation of weight can change weight control beliefs, and whether such changes in turn predict improvements in body dissatisfaction and self-esteem. Design/methodology/approach – Participants of a mixed racial sample of undergraduate college women (n=154) completed measures of personal weight control beliefs, body dissatisfaction, self-esteem and knowledge before and after they read a self-help education chapter. Findings – Exposure to the education was associated with improvement in knowledge, body dissatisfaction and self-esteem and change in weight control beliefs. Increase in the belief in “striving for a healthy lifestyle with acceptance of one's natural weight” predicted improvement in body dissatisfaction and self-esteem. Research limitations/implications – This paper provides preliminary evidence that realistic information about weight control can impact weight control beliefs, and that this in turn is associated with improvement in body satisfaction and self-esteem. The major limitation of the study is the lack of control group to ensure changes are not due to factors like social desirability. Future directions would be to replicate this research using a control group, and to look at the role of education and weight control beliefs in eating disordered and bariatric populations. Originality/value – This is the first study to look at the impact of providing young women with realistic information about the body's regulation of weight and weight loss outcomes on their beliefs about weight control, body dissatisfaction and self-esteem. This information is valuable for health care providers and educators working with young women.

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The impact of education on weight control beliefs

Laliberte

Balk

Tweed

et al. 2014

Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care

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“…The authors described them as 'guilty dieters' (Stotland & Zuroff, 1990). As research broadened to non-obese samples, Furnham and Atkins, in a mixed sample of eating disordered and noneating disordered individuals, found that the internal locus of control over weight was related to poor self-esteem and disturbed eating (Furnham & Atkins, 1997). In a sample of adolescents, Twamley and Davis (1999) found that the belief in control over weight predicted eating pathology, even after body dissatisfaction was statistically controlled.…”

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Controlling Your Weight Versus Controlling Your Lifestyle: How Beliefs about Weight Control Affect Risk for Disordered Eating, 10534_2006_9060_Fig3_HTML.gif Dissatisfaction and Self-esteem

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Objective This study investigates the importance of weight control beliefs in increasing or decreasing one's risk for disordered eating. Beliefs underlying weight control (''weight can and should be controlled'') and non-dieting (''strive for a healthy lifestyle and accept one's natural weight'') approaches were measured and their relationship to disordered eating, body dissatisfaction and self-esteem examined. Method In study 1, a new Weight Control Beliefs Questionnaire was evaluated and the relation to disordered eating, body dissatisfaction and self-esteem was investigated in a non-clinical sample of 138 women. In study 2, the questionnaire's ability to distinguish eating disordered (n = 37) from non-eating disordered (n = 37) individuals was evaluated.Results and discussion A belief that one should control one's weight (BCWeight) was significantly related to disturbed eating, body dissatisfaction and poor self-esteem, whereas a belief that one should control one's lifestyle and accept the resulting weight (BCLifestyle) showed a strong protective relationship. The questionnaire successfully

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“…In contrast to body surveillance and body shame, this aspect of OBC is not as clearly related to disordered eating. While some studies have found that women who believe they can and should control their weight are more likely to have higher rates of body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptomatology (e.g., Furnham & Atkins, 1997; Laliberte, Newton, McCabe, & Mills, 2007; McKinley, 1998), other research has found no connection between control beliefs and eating disorder symptomatology (e.g., Basow, Foran, & Bookwala, 2007; McKinley, 1999; Tylka, 2004). Due to the inconsistent, but largely null, findings regarding the relation between control beliefs and eating disorder symptoms, we also examined another construct that is conceptually similar to control beliefs: weight/shape self-efficacy, which assesses confidence related to being able to attain one’s desired weight/shape.…”

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Objectified body consciousness in relation to recovery from an eating disorder

2011

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In Western society, the feminine body has been positioned as an object to be looked at and sexually gazed upon; thus, females often learn to view themselves as objects to be observed (i.e., objectified body consciousness (OBC)). This study examined the relation between OBC and eating disorder recovery by comparing its components across non-eating disorder controls, fully recovered, partially recovered, and active eating disorder cases. Results revealed that non-eating disorder controls and fully recovered individuals had similarly low levels of two components of OBC, body surveillance and body shame. Partially recovered individuals looked more similar to those with an active eating disorder on these constructs. The third component of OBC, control beliefs, and a conceptually similar construct, weight/shape self-efficacy, did not differ across groups. Results provide support for the importance of measuring aspects of self-objectification, particularly body surveillance and body shame, across the course of an eating disorder.

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Dieting control beliefs and disordered eating

Cited by 8 publications

References 23 publications

The impact of education on weight control beliefs

The impact of education on weight control beliefs

Controlling Your Weight Versus Controlling Your Lifestyle: How Beliefs about Weight Control Affect Risk for Disordered Eating, 10534_2006_9060_Fig3_HTML.gif Dissatisfaction and Self-esteem

Objectified body consciousness in relation to recovery from an eating disorder

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