Overcoming Fear of Fat

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther D Rothblum ◽  
Laura Brown
Keyword(s):  
Fear Of Fat

The Goldfarb Fear of Fat Scale

1985 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori A. Goldfarb ◽  
Elisabeth M. Dykens ◽  
Meg Gerrard
Keyword(s):  
Fear Of Fat

The Impact of “Girls on the Run” on Self-Concept and Fat Attitudes

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Martin ◽  
Jennifer J. Waldron ◽  
Andria McCabe ◽  
Yun Seok Choi
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Girls On The Run ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Within Subjects ◽  
Fear Of Fat ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental Well Being

The purpose of our quasi-experimental study was to examine the impact of the Girls on the Run (GOTR) program on multidimensional self-concept and attitudes toward fat. Young girls (N= 21) participated in a 12-week running program designed to increase their running ability, self-esteem, and, in general, their emotional, social, and mental well-being. It was hypothesized that girls would experience favorable changes in their global self-esteem, appearance, peer, physical, and running self-concepts and their attitudes toward fat. The overall RM-ANOVA examining for pre to post differences was significant, F(13, 8) = 26.46, p < .001, η2 = .977, and follow-up within subjects contrasts revealed three significant differences: Physical, F(1, 20) = 6.24, p < .02, η2 = .24, and running self-concept, F(1, 20) = 11.18, p< .003, η2 = .36, as well as fear of fat, F(1, 20) = 4.37, p < .049, η2 = .18, were all significant with meaningful effect sizes. These findings provided preliminary support for the major goal of the GOTR program, enhancing physical and running self-concept with some support for secondary gains in nonphysical ability areas (i.e., reductions in fear of fat).

LOCUS OF CONTROL AND ATTITUDE TOWARD EATING IN A FEMALE COLLEGE POPULATION

1988 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Groth-Marnat ◽  
Jack F. Scumaker
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Eating Attitudes Test ◽  
Female College ◽  
College Population ◽  
Fear Of Fat ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between locus of control and attitude to food intake. One hundred and one females (mean age = 21.3) were administered the I-E Scale, and Eating Attitudes Test, and Goldfarb Fear of Fat Scale. Results indicated that locus of control was unable to predict attitudes towards eating and fear of becoming overweight. The thesis that locus of control would be related to attitude towards food intake was not supported. Possible explanations, areas of future research, and implications in the etiology of anorexia nervosa are discussed.

Systematic Desensitization and Relaxation as Adjuncts in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa: A Preliminary Study

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 511-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori A. Goldfarb ◽  
Robert Fuhr ◽  
Richard N. Tsujimoto ◽  
Stanley E. Fischman
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Adjunctive Treatment ◽  
Systematic Desensitization ◽  
Supportive Psychotherapy ◽  
Treatment Data ◽  
Case Files ◽  
Fear Of Fat ◽  
To Receive

This preliminary work assessed the effectiveness of systematic desensitization and relaxation training as adjuncts in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. All subjects (18 female anorexics) received behavioral contracting and supportive psychotherapy from the same psychiatrist. Seven were randomly assigned to receive either desensitization ( n = 4) or relaxation training ( n = 3) as an adjunctive treatment. Data on the 11 subjects without adjunctive treatment came from closed case files. Contrary to prediction, all significant differences in outcome favored use of relaxation. Relaxation was associated with higher self-esteem and less fear of fat than desensitization was at the 6-mo. follow-up and relaxation was associated with much better outcome at 18 mo. than were desensitization or no adjunctive treatment. Anorexia appears to differ from classical phobias in two ways, which may explain the unexpected effectiveness of relaxation training.

Culture, Gender, and Assessment of Fear of Fatness

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suman Ambwani ◽  
Cortney S. Warren ◽  
David H. Gleaves ◽  
Antonio Cepeda-Benito ◽  
Mari Carmen Fernandez
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Measurement Equivalence ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
American Women ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Fear Of Fat

To understand the relevance of the fear of fatness construct across culture and gender, we translated the Goldfarb Fear of Fat Scale (GFFS) and examined its psychometric properties in English and Spanish languages in a sample of Euro-American male (n = 111) and female (n = 100), and Spanish male (n = 114) and female (n = 544) college students in the United States and Spain. Confirmatory and exploratory analyses tested the measurement equivalence of the instrument across samples by gender and culture. Eight of the 10 items appeared to demonstrate measurement invariance. Mean comparisons on the eight-item version suggested that there was a gender by country interaction, with Euro-American women scoring substantially higher than the three other groups. Overall, these results highlight the need for additional examinations of cross-cultural instrument invariance and explorations of the fear of fatness construct.

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