Drive for thinness, affect regulation and physical activity in eating disorders: A daily life study

“I'm not physically active ‐ I only go for walks”: Physical activity in patients with longstanding eating disorders

“…3,5 The difference between patients and controls regarding exercise for negative affect regulation is consistent with previous studies. 4,13 The lack of difference in exercise for weight/appearance is consistent with the study of Boyd et al 4 We cannot exclude that the patients deliberately underestimated the importance of exercise for weight and shape due to the inpatient treatment setting. Also, reasons for exercise may vary over time.…”

“…4,12 In addition, regulation of negative, not positive, affects has been shown as important reasons for exercise in patients with ED. 4,13 Negative affect regulation refers to exercise to cope with affects such as anxiety and sadness, whereas positive affect regulation is defined as exercise to improve mood. 14 Whether exercise to regulate affects is more important in females with ED than non-clinical controls is yet to be examined.…”

Physical activity and exercise dependence during inpatient treatment of longstanding eating disorders: An exploratory study of excessive and non‐excessive exercisers

“…22,23 To our knowledge exploration of changes in reasons and motives for exercise among excessive and non-excessive exercisers during treatment of ED has not been reported.…”

The Concept of Body Image Disturbance in Anorexia Nervosa: An Empirical Inquiry Utilizing Patients' Subjective Experiences

“…To further develop our findings, one might use a multi-point questionnaire assessments or diary that measure body image fluctuations in the real contexts and several times per day (Melnyk et al, 2004;Rudiger et al, 2007;Vansteelandt, Rijmen, Pieters, Probst, & Vanderlinden, 2007).…”