Eating disorder symptomatology, body image, and mindfulness: Findings in a non-clinical sample

In this article the relationship among acculturation, body image, self-esteem, and eating disorder symptomatology in 120 Mexican American adolescent women was investigated. Surprisingly, acculturation levels were not related to anorexic or bulimic symptomatology, self-esteem, body dissatisfaction or thinness of ideal and attractive figures. Lower levels of self-esteem predicted higher levels of anorexic and bulimic symptomatology. Body mass was positively related to bulimic scores. In contrast to Lester and Petrie (1995), body dissatisfaction was significantly related to eating-disorder symptomatology. The high levels of disordered eating attitudes and behaviors found in this study suggest that rather than exclusively being an Anglo, middle-to upper-class phenomenon, eating-disordered behavior also exists within lower socioeconomic status Mexican American adolescent women.

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Weight suppression and weight elevation are associated with eating disorder symptomatology in women age 50 and older: Results of the gender and body image study

International Journal of Eating Disorders ◽

10.1002/eat.22869 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 51 (8) ◽

pp. 835-841 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Erica L. Goodman ◽

Jessica H. Baker ◽

Christine M. Peat ◽

Zeynep Yilmaz ◽

Cynthia M. Bulik ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Eating Disorder ◽

Image Study ◽

Weight Suppression ◽

Eating Disorder Symptomatology

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Testing the measurement invariance of the Body Image Acceptance and Action Questionnaire between women with and without binge-eating disorder symptomatology: Further evidence for an abbreviated five-item version.

Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1037/pas0000761 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (11) ◽

pp. 1368-1376 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jake Linardon ◽

Mariel Messer ◽

Sohee Lee ◽

Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Eating Disorder ◽

Binge Eating ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Binge Eating Disorder ◽

The Body ◽

Acceptance And Action Questionnaire ◽

Eating Disorder Symptomatology

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Effect of Heart Rate Variability on Defensive Reaction and Eating Disorder Symptomatology in Chocolate Cravers

Journal of Psychophysiology ◽

10.1027/0269-8803.23.3.95 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 95-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Sonia Rodríguez-Ruiz ◽

Elisabeth Ruiz-Padial ◽

Nieves Vera ◽

Carmen Fernández ◽

Lourdes Anllo-Vento ◽

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Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Heart Rate Variability ◽

Eating Disorder ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Rest Period ◽

Food Craving ◽

Defensive Reaction ◽

Relevant Role ◽

Eating Disorder Symptomatology ◽

Uncontrolled Eating

The study examines the effect of heart rate variability (HRV) on the cardiac defence response (CDR) and eating disorder symptomatology in chocolate cravers. Female chocolate cravers (n = 36) and noncravers (n = 36) underwent a psychophysiological test to assess their HRV during a 5-min rest period, followed by three trials to explore the CDR, elicited by an intense white noise, during the viewing of chocolate, neutral, and unpleasant pictures. After the test, participants completed a questionnaire to measure eating disorder symptomatology. The HRV was inversely related to the magnitude of the CDR and to eating disorder symptomatology in chocolate cravers. In addition, the HRV was inversely related to the magnitude of the CDR when viewing unpleasant pictures but not to neutral or chocolate ones, across all participants. These findings support the idea that poor autonomic regulation, indexed by low HRV, plays a relevant role in food craving and uncontrolled eating behavior.

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Internal Structure of the Spanish Adaptation of the Eating Disorder Inventory-3

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000087 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 25-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Paula Elosua ◽

Alicia López-Jáuregui

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Eating Disorder ◽

Internal Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Temporal Stability ◽

Second Order ◽

Order Structure ◽

Eating Disorder Inventory ◽

High Internal Consistency

In this study the Eating Disorder Inventory-3 was adapted to Spanish and analyzed the internal psychometric properties of the test in a clinical sample of females with eating disorders. The results showed a high internal consistency of the scores as well as high temporal stability. The factor structure of the scale composites was analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis. The results supported the existence of a second-order structure beyond the psychological composites. The second-order factor showed high correlation with the factor related to eating disorders. Overall, the Spanish version of the EDI-3 showed good psychometric qualities in terms of internal consistency, temporal stability and internal structure.

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