The moderating role of body image inflexibility in the relation between weight concerns and symptoms of eating disorders in Cypriot University students

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

“…For example, higher body image flexibility is significantly related to lower body dissatisfaction and less disordered eating behaviors (Linardon et al, 2021). Furthermore, there is also empirical evidence suggesting that body image flexibility can attenuate the associations between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors (e.g., Koushiou et al, 2021;Moore et al, 2014). For example, Koushiou and colleagues (2021) reported that body image inflexibility (the opposite of body image flexibility) could exacerbate the effect of weight concerns on disordered eating in a sample of Cypriot university students.…”

“…Thus, it is important to explore potential moderators of the association between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating to improve prevention and intervention efforts for EDs (Brannan & Petrie, 2008;Juarascio et al, 2011;Tylka, 2004). Among the significant potential moderators in the relationship between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating are dispositional mindfulness (Jo et al, 2022;Masuda et al, 2012Masuda et al, , 2018 and body image flexibility (Koushiou et al, 2021;Moore et al, 2014;Sandoz et al, 2013). In the body image literature, body image flexibility is a body image-specific type of psychological flexibility that has received increasing research attention (Sandoz et al, 2013).…”