Self-compassion in the face of shame and body image dissatisfaction: Implications for eating disorders

The aim of the current study was to analyse the influence of psychological, anthropometric and sociodemographic factors on the risk behaviours for eating disorders (ED) in young athletes. Participants were 580 adolescents of both sexes. We used the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), theBody Shape Questionnaire and the Commitment Exercise Scale to assess the risk behaviours for ED, body image dissatisfaction (BD) and the degree of psychological commitment to exercise (DPCE), respectively. Participants’ weight, height and skinfold thickness were measured. A multiple regression indicated that BD and percentage of fat significantly modulated ( p < .05) the variance of females’ EAT-26 scores, whereas BD, DPCE, fat percentage, age, ethnicity and competitive level significantly explained ( p < .05) the variance of risk behaviours for males’ ED. Thus, only BD influenced risk behaviours for ED in both sexes.

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Body Image Dissatisfaction, Eating Disorders, and Associated Factors in Brazilian Professional Ballroom Dancers

Journal of Dance Medicine & Science ◽

10.12678/1089-313x.031521c ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 18-23

Author(s):

Allana Alexandre Cardoso ◽

Nycolle Martins Reis ◽

Jéssica Moratelli ◽

Adriano Borgatto ◽

Rui Resende ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Eating Disorders ◽

Body Image ◽

Body Weight ◽

Body Mass ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽

Excess Weight ◽

Body Image Satisfaction

The search for movement plasticity causes dancers to seek to achieve and maintain low body weight, which can lead to dissatisfaction with their body image and to eating disorders. The purpose of this study was to analyze body image satisfaction and the presence of eating disorders and associated factors in professional ballroom dancers in Brazil. Three hundred and twenty dancers took part via a self-reported questionnaire. The majority of the dancers proved to be dissatisfied with their body image; the increase with age of body mass index (BMI) influenced the dissatisfaction due to excess weight. It is concluded that body image is associated with eating disorders, age, and BMI in ballroom dancers.

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Eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction among college students

ConScientiae Saúde ◽

10.5585/conssaude.v14n3.5487 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 355-362 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mara Cristina Lofrano-Prado ◽

Wagner Luiz Prado ◽

Mauro Virgílio Gomes Barros ◽

Sandra Lopes de Souza

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Eating Disorders ◽

Body Image ◽

Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽

Preliminary Evidence ◽

Health Science ◽

Self Report ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Eat 26

Introduction: Body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating behavior increase during college. Objectives: To identify symptoms of eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction in college students and to verify the relationship between eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 408 college students (283 females), aged 18-23y, enrolled in the first semester of health science in public universities from Recife-PE. Symptoms of eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction were assessed by self-report questionnaires (EAT-26, BITE, BES, BSQ). Results: Body image dissatisfaction was independently associated with a 22-fold increased risk for anorexia nervosa, 18-fold for bulimia nervosa and 25-fold for binge eating. Female college students (32.5%; CI95%=27.2-38.1%) have higher symptoms of eating disorders than males (18.4%; CI95%=12.3-25.9%). Specifically for bulimia, both females (26.1%; CI95%=21.3-31.5%) and males (21.6%; CI95%=15.1-29.5%) are at greater risk of developing this illness. Conclusion: The current findings provide preliminary evidence about risks of college health sciences students with body image dissatisfaction to develop eating disorders.

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Pengaruh Pelatihan berpikir positif pada ketidakpuasan terhadap citra tubuh (body Image Dissatisfaction)

Psikoislamika : Jurnal Psikologi dan Psikologi Islam ◽

10.18860/psi.v10i1.6357 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Akhmad Mukhlis

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Body Image ◽

Body Dissatisfaction ◽

Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽

T Test ◽

The Body ◽

Eating Disorders Inventory ◽

Paired T Test

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sejauhmana pengaruh pelatihan berpikir positif terhadap ketidakpuasan terhadap citra tubuh. Penelitian ini menggunakan kerangka teori yang mengacu pada the Body Dissatisfaction subscale of the Eating Disorders Inventory-2 (EDI-2) yang disusun oleh Garner dkk.. Subjek adalah remaja perempuan sekolah menengah atas. Subjek memiliki skor EDI-2 tinggi dan bersedia menjadi subjek dibagi kedalam kelompok eksperimen dan kelompok kontrol. Subjek kemudian diminta untuk mengisi EDI-2 sebanyak dua kali yaitu sebelum terapi (pretest), sesaat setelah terapi (posttest) serta diminta untuk menuliskan perkembangan emosinya selama pelatihan. Data dalam penelitian berupa data kuantitatif yang dilengkapi dengan data kualitatif untuk menguatkan penjelasan proses terapi, khususnya dari sisi subjek. Data kuantitatif kemudian dianalisis dengan uji-t dua sampel independen (Independent Sample t-test) dan uji berpasangan (Paired t-test) dengan bantuan program SPSS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pada kelompok eksperimen terdapat perbedaan yang sangat signifikan antara skor EDI-2 pada saat posttest dibandingkan dengan saat pretest peningkatan skor sebesar 17,62 dan p = 0,000 (p < 0,05), sedangkan pada kelompok kontrol tidak ada perbedaan skor yang signifikan (p=0.824). Mengenai hasil-hasil temuan penelitian tersebut akan dipaparkan secara lebih luas di dalam diskusi

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Body image dissatisfaction among rural population: a systematic review

Mexican Journal of Medical Research ◽

10.29057/mjmr.v9i17.5581 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (17) ◽

pp. 36-40

Author(s):

Francelia García Mendoza

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Eating Disorders ◽

Body Image ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Intervention Strategies ◽

Rural Populations ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Social Sectors

Body image dissatisfaction, a risk factor for eating disorders, is no longer a phenomenon exclusive to developed countries or urbanized areas: the trend shows its expansion to other social sectors. The aim was to review the researches that have studied the presence of body image dissatisfaction in population from rural areas, describing both their methodology and the results obtained. A systematic review was carried out in PubMed, Google Scholar and Scopus, using key words such as: "body dissatisfaction", "body image", "eating disorders", "rural area/population". 27 papers that complied with the inclusion criteria were reviewed. All reported body image dissatisfaction, mainly tending to thinness. It is important to consider the contributions of the works presented here, pointing out the need to implement intervention strategies aimed equally at rural populations.

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Distorsión de la imagen corporal y trastornos alimentarios en adolescentes gimnastas respecto a un grupo control de adolescentes no gimnastas con un IMC similar (Body image distortion and eating disorders in adolescent gymnasts vs. a control group of non-

Retos ◽

10.47197/retos.v37i37.67090 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 297-302

Author(s):

Gabriela Valles Verdugo ◽

Esteban Hernández Armas ◽

Raúl Baños ◽

José Moncada-Jiménez ◽

Iván Rentería

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Body Image ◽

Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽

Control Group ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Factores De Riesgo ◽

Las Mujeres ◽

Similar Body ◽

Probabilistic Sample ◽

And Control

Introducción: Los trastornos de la imagen corporal y alimentarios, así como conductas de control de peso riesgosas para la salud, son más frecuentes en los deportistas que practican deportes con énfasis en la estética, la delgadez y un bajo peso específico. Objetivo: Comparar la imagen corporal (insatisfacción y alteración) y el riesgo de trastornos alimenticios en una muestra de adolescentes gimnastas versus un grupo control de adolescentes no gimnastas con un IMC similar. Material y métodos: Se seleccionó un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia de 56 participantes mujeres y hombres clasificados como gimnastas élite, gimnastas regulares y grupo control. La imagen corporal y trastornos alimenticios fueron valorados con la Escala de Factores de Riesgo de Trastornos Alimentarios (EFRATA). Resultados: Al realizar una prueba ANOVA de dos factores, la insatisfacción con la imagen corporal, presentó diferencias estadísticamente significativas por sexo (F(1, 55) =17.41, p ≤ 0.001) y grupo (F(2, 55) = 3.66, p = 0.033), mostrando un mayor grado de insatisfacción los hombres (M= -0.54) respecto a las mujeres (M = 0.43). El riesgo de anorexia mostró diferencias significativas por sexo (F(1, 55) = 10.69, p = 0.002) y grupo (F(2, 55) = 7.97, p ≤ 0.001). Conclusión: Los gimnastas presentaron un mayor grado de insatisfacción corporal al desear una silueta más gruesa o musculosa para el caso de los varones, mientras que las mujeres quieren ser más delgadas respecto al grupo control. De igual forma los gimnastas reportaron un mayor riesgo de anorexia en comparación con el grupo control.Abstract. Introduction: Body image and eating disorders, as well as risky weight management behaviors are more frequent in athletes who practice sports with an emphasis on aesthetics, thinness and a specific low body weight. Objective: to compare body image (dissatisfaction and alteration) and the risk of eating disorders in a sample of adolescent gymnasts versus a control group of non-gymnastics adolescents with similar BMI. Material and methods: A convenient non-probabilistic sample of 56 female and male participants classified as elite, regular gymnasts and control group with a BMI similar to that of gymnasts. The instrument used to assess body image and eating disorders was the Scale of Risk Factors for Eating Disorders. Results: When performing an inferential analysis using a two-way ANOVA, dissatisfaction with body image showed statistically significant gender (F(1, 55) = 17.41, p ≤ 0.001) and group (F(2 , 55) = 3.66, p = 0.033) differences, males displaying higher degree of dissatisfaction (M = -0.54) than females (M = 0.43). The risk of anorexia showed significant differences by sex (F (1, 55) = 10.69, p = 0.002) and group (F (2,55) = 7,97, p ≤ 0.001). Conclusion: Gymnasts showed greater body dissatisfaction, with males desiring a more muscular silhouette whilst females a leaner figure compared to the control group. Likewise, gymnasts reported an increased risk of anorexia compared to the control group.

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Body-Image Perception in Pre- and Postadolescent Females

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1994.78.1.147 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 78 (1) ◽

pp. 147-154 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

D. A. Brodie ◽

K. Bagley ◽

P. D. Slade

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Body Image ◽

Body Satisfaction ◽

Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽

Contributory Factor ◽

Body Parts ◽

Image Perception ◽

Satisfaction Scale ◽

Home Based ◽

Ideal Body Image

The purpose of this study was to examine both perceived and ideal body-image to establish if the process of adolescence was a contributory factor. A distorting mirror and silhouette pictures were used to examine the image in two groups of 59 pre- and 41 postadolescent girls. The girls' perception of themselves was reasonably accurate yet both groups had a significantly slimmer mean ideal image, irrespective of adolescent status. The differences between the two groups were nonsignificant whether using the distorting mirror or the pictures. The only difference to be observed was when using a body-satisfaction scale. The postadolescents were significantly less satisfied about their nonhead body parts. Scores from the mirror and the pictures question the assumption that body-image dissatisfaction is a postadolescent phenomenon. This should be a cause for concern as eating disorders, which appear to be linked to body-image, are being observed in younger children. The comparability between scores for the pictures and the distorting mirror opens the possibility of home-based therapy in the treatment of perceptual and eating disorders.

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Compassion-Based Interventions to Facilitate Positive Body Image and Embodiment

Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodiment ◽

10.1093/med-psych/9780190841874.003.0026 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 265-276

Author(s):

Allison C. Kelly ◽

Kathryn E. Miller ◽

Kiruthiha Vimalakanthan ◽

Jessica R. Dupasquier ◽

Sydney Waring

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Body Image ◽

Empirical Research ◽

Body Appreciation ◽

Positive Body Image ◽

Self Compassion ◽

Compassion Focused Therapy ◽

Mixed Gender ◽

Overweight Or Obesity ◽

Improve Health

A growing number of interventions for body image and eating disorders now seek to build individuals’ capacities for self-compassion and other-compassion. Compassion-focused therapy (CFT) helps self-critical individuals to relate to themselves and others from a more compassionate mindset and to grow more comfortable receiving compassion from others. Though more empirical research is needed, preliminary studies revealed that in women with eating disorders, body image preoccupation, or the presence of overweight or obesity, CFT-based interventions can reduce eating pathology, decrease shame, improve body image, increase capacities for self-compassion and other-compassion, and improve health. In addition, mindfulness meditations that focus on the cultivation of self-compassion and other-compassion have been found to improve body image-related experiences, including body appreciation. It will be important to extend the extant research by conducting larger scale studies of compassion-based interventions in mixed-gender samples with a greater focus on assessing positive body image outcomes.

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