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Anorexia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder: A comparison of body image concerns and explicit and implicit attractiveness beliefs

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Hartmann, A.S., Thomas, J.J., Greenberg, J.L., Elliott, C.M., Matheny, N.L., Wilhelm, S.·2015·Body Image
DOI 10.1016/j.bodyim.2015.03.013
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Although body image is central to the etiological models of anorexia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder, studies comparing body image and beliefs about attractiveness between the disorders are rare. Sixty-nine individuals (anorexia nervosa: n=24, body dysmorphic disorder: n=23, healthy controls: n=22) completed self-report measures (body image and general psychopathology), diagnostic interviews, and Go/No-Go Association tasks measuring implicit associations. Compared to controls, both clinical groups exhibited greater negative body image, a more negative attitude toward their physical selves, and more dysfunctional coping strategies (ps<.001). Also, both clinical groups shared greater explicit beliefs about the importance of attractiveness (ps<.001). In addition to supporting previous research with regard to comparable body image disturbance, this study also showed that beliefs regarding the importance of appearance (e.g., "one must be attractive to be successful") might be a fruitful target for therapy across both disorders.

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  • A saját arc 5 percig tartó nézése következményeként jelentkeznek a kinézettel kapcsolatos maladaptív gondolatok.

    “Ennek következményeként létrejön a saját küls ő -akár erkölcsi alapú -leértékelés e (Lambrou, Veale és Wilson, 2012), a testtel kapcsolatos undor érzése (Stasik-O ' Brian és Schmidt, 2018; Wilver, Summers, Garratt, Carlton és Cougle, 2018) és a kinézettel kapcsolatos maladaptív gondolatok jelentkezése (Hartmann, Thomas, Greenberg, Elliott, Matheny és Wilhelm, 2015).”

    From A testdiszmorfiás zavar pszichológiai vonatkozásai (2023) · cites this paper as Hartmann, Thomas, Greenberg, Elliott, Matheny és Wilhelm, 2015

    The Discussion (page unavailable) reports intrusive body-image-related thoughts in the anorexia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder groups. It does not report that looking at one’s own face for five minutes causes those thoughts to arise; the cited study compared body-image concerns and beliefs rather than testing that exposure. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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Hartmann, A. S., Thomas, J. J., Greenberg, J. L., Elliott, C. M., Matheny, N. L., & Wilhelm, S.
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  • Harvard University (US)
  • Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Hartmann, A.S.
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Body Image
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-06
Volume
14
Pages
77-84
ISSN
1740-1445 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.bodyim.2015.03.013
OpenAlex
W1971390537
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50
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9
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5.32
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journal article
Language
en
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www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
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  • Body Image (publishedVersion)
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  • KOPS (University of Konstanz) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Swiss National Science Foundation (PBSKP1_134330/1, PBSKP1_140040)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
anorexia nervosa, body dysmorphic disorder, explicit beliefs, implicit associations, Go/No-Go Association Task, dysfunctional coping strategies, appearance concerns
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Anorexia Nervosa, Beauty, Body Image, Culture, Female, Humans, Internal-External Control, Interview, Psychological, Male, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult, Body Dysmorphic Disorders

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