The importance of body image concerns in overweight and normal weight individuals with binge eating disorder

Yiu, Angelina; Murray, Susan; Arlt, Jean M.; Eneva, Kalina T.; Chen, Eric

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.04.005

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“…The results of this study showed that the participants who were dissatisfied with their weight scored the highest eating attitude scale median, whereas the same result was not obtained in the participants who were dissatisfied with their body image. This finding is consistent with the results of the studies [25,27]. Similarly, our results are compatible with the results of the studies [23,26] published previously.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…The parallel results of another study carried out [26] showed that adolescents' self-perception of being overweighed was associated with unhealthy weight control behaviors during the young adulthood period. Another supporting study on this issue [27] suggested that significantly greater overvaluation of shape, weight and significantly reduced weight satisfaction distinguished women with binge eating disorder (BED) from those without BED. On the contrary, another study has suggested that body dissatisfaction increases the risk of bulimic pathology in the following years [28].…”

Section: Perceived Weight and Body Imagementioning

confidence: 99%

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Relationship Between Dysfunctional Eating Attitudes and Parental Marital Status in Female Adolescents

Doksat¹

2019

PBS

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between dysfunctional eating attitudes and anorexic or bulimic symptoms with regard to the marital status of parents and also to investigate the difference in eating attitudes scores by means of body and weight satisfaction in adolescents. 60 adolescent girls attending high school participated in the study. Half of the involved participants consisted of families whose parents lived together, and the other half had divorced parents. The questionnaire data collection method was used in this study. A moderately severe significantly positive relationship was found between eating attitudes and both anorexic and bulimic symptoms scales in participants whose parents lived separately or got divorced. The group of participants whose parents were divorced and who presented higher scores in anorexic symptoms also scored statistically significantly higher on the parameter of eating attitudes median. The participants who were dissatisfied with their weight scored the highest eating attitudes scales median when compared to the participants who had body dissatisfaction. Selective prevention and treatment methods should be used during adolescence to prevent eating disorders. Special attention should be paid to body image disturbances, inappropriate weight control behaviors, and disturbed self-perceived weight during adolescence in order to prevent eating disorders.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 94%

Section: Perceived Weight and Body Imagementioning

confidence: 99%

Relationship Between Dysfunctional Eating Attitudes and Parental Marital Status in Female Adolescents

Doksat¹

2019

PBS

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“…Consistent with prior investigations of primarily White/Caucasian men and women (Ahrberg, Trojca, Nasrawi, & Vocks, ; Yiu, Murray, Arlt, Eneva, & Chen, ), body image concerns, including concerns with body fat and muscularity, were positively associated with LOC eating frequency in young Hispanic/Latino men living in the United States, even after adjusting for body size. Both theoretical and empirical data suggest that this relationship may be due to negative affect and/or rigid dietary restraint associated with body image concerns, which are common precipitants to LOC eating (Berg et al, ; Dakanalis, Clerici, et al, ; Dakanalis, Pla‐Sanjuanelo, et al, ; Haedt‐Matt & Keel, ; Stice, Shaw, & Nemeroff, ).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

Low body mass and ethnic identity exploration exacerbate the association between body image concerns and loss of control eating in Hispanic/Latino men

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Kelly

2019

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective Although Hispanic/Latino populations have some of the highest rates of obesity in the United States, little is known about their loss of control (LOC) eating, a robust predictor of excess weight gain. This study examined the association between body image concerns and LOC eating frequency in a sample of young Hispanic/Latino men. Body mass index (BMI), ethnic identity, and acculturation were examined as potential moderators. Method The sample included 271 Hispanic/Latino men between the ages of 18 and 30 years (Mage = 23.89 ± 3.54; MBMI= 26.46 ± 5.82). Participants completed an online survey and reported on height, weight, and demographic characteristics; concerns with muscularity and body fat; LOC eating frequency in the last 28 days; ethnic identity; and perceived acculturation. Results Negative binomial regression models were conducted, adjusting for BMI, income, education, and presence of a psychiatric diagnosis. Concerns with muscularity and body fat were positively associated with LOC eating frequency (ps < .001). Low BMI exacerbated the link between concerns with body fat and LOC eating frequency (p = .03). The positive association between concerns with muscularity and LOC eating frequency was exacerbated among those who reported low ethnic identity exploration (p = .01). While acculturation did not function as a moderator (ps = .14–.27), it was inversely associated with LOC eating frequency (p < .001). Discussion BMI and ethnic identity are important individual factors to consider in the link between body image concerns and LOC eating among young Hispanic/Latino men.

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“…Health-related advertisements sometimes perpetuate the so-called 'healthy weight' stereotype that being beautiful and healthy is only achieved by reducing body fat (Rodgers, 2016). However, greater concerns about weight do not necessarily lead to healthy habits or health consciousness (McCabe, Connaughton, Tatangelo, Mellor & Busija, 2017;Yiu, Murray, Arlt, Eneva & Chen, 2017). Therefore, healthy behaviors should be stimulated to facilitate positive self-image of university students.…”

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Prediction of body image dissatisfaction in university students by multivariate statistical methods

Pinto

Melo

Bressan

2019

Acta Sci. Health Sci.

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Overweight and obesity are responsible for significant costs of the Brazil's public health system and can modify the self-perception of the body image, attitudes, cognitions and thoughts. This study intends to propose predictive models to evaluate factors related to body image dissatisfaction among university students. Undergraduate students, with a mean age of 22.4 years, were interviewed in Minas Gerais, Brazil, by means of a behavioral questionnaire and evaluated the body image by scale of figures of silhouettes according to the Brazilian biotype. Contingency analysis pointed out dissatisfaction in 67.1% of the students and the time dedicated to sedentary activities presented significant influence on body image. Female undergraduate students from health science courses with recent weight gain tended to wish smaller silhouettes, while male students wished larger body sizes. Multinomial and logistic regression analyses revealed a good predictive power, but the multinomial regression was more advantageous and effective in demonstrating a satisfactory predictive model comprised of a larger number of variables to explain the body image dissatisfaction.

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The importance of body image concerns in overweight and normal weight individuals with binge eating disorder

Cited by 21 publications

References 79 publications

Relationship Between Dysfunctional Eating Attitudes and Parental Marital Status in Female Adolescents

Relationship Between Dysfunctional Eating Attitudes and Parental Marital Status in Female Adolescents

Low body mass and ethnic identity exploration exacerbate the association between body image concerns and loss of control eating in Hispanic/Latino men

Prediction of body image dissatisfaction in university students by multivariate statistical methods

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