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Showing 1 to 20 of 136 for “"Disordered eating"”.
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Weight Stigma, Cognitions, and Disordered Eating
… established that weight stigma is predictive of disordered eating (DE) cognitions, which are, in turn, predictive of DE behaviors. The current study explored the unique contribution DE cognitions make to DE behaviors while controlling for other DE cognitions. The DE cognitions examined in the …
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Does Social Media Promote Disordered Eating?
… (United States Census Bureau, 2020). Although eating disorders (ED), particularly those involving binge eating, comprise a significant health concern, EDs are often overlooked in the Hispanic culture (Higgins et al., 2016; Opara & Santos, 2019). Hispanic individuals have comparable rates of …
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Family and Individual Variables Associated With Disordered Eating
Disordered eating is common among college women. Research often investigates the correlates of disordered eating, but only in the last decade has it begun to examine the interplay of these factors. In this study, structural equation modeling was used to examine the hypothesis that family variables …
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The Role of Self-Disgust within Disordered Eating Behaviour
Self-disgust has already been implicated within eating psychopathology (Moncrieff-Boyd & Nunn, 2014; Bell et al., 2017; Palmeria et al., 2017) and investigating this emotion may offer more of an understanding of the factors that contribute to the aetiology and maintenance of disordered eating …
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A model for the development of disordered eating among lesbians
It has only been in recent years that eating disorder researchers have begun focusing on sexual orientation as a variable that may affect prevalence rates. Heeding the call for studies that extend beyond identification of fixed eating disorder risk factors (e.g., gender), this study was designed to …
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College Women and Disordered Eating Symptomatology: A Relational-Cultural Perspective
… risk factors for and protective factors against disordered eating symptoms at the clinical and subclinical levels. Our understanding of the connection between relational factors, in particular, and disordered eating may be enhanced by the measurement of constructs from feminist theories that …
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Exploring obesity, ADHD severity, and disordered eating behavior among college students
… and that both disorders increase risk for binge eating. Nevertheless, how obesity and ADHD may increase risk for binge eating work is unclear. Neuropsychological deficits are common to all disorders and may help to explain the relations observed. The aim of this study was to explore whether …
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Imaginal Exposure for Disordered Eating Related Fears: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
… been investigated as a potential treatment for eating disorders, but prior research has largely neglected to target core fears driving the disorder. New research suggests that disordered eating behaviors may be driven by underlying feared consequences such as rejection, abandonment, disgust, and …
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DSM-5 Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating Behaviors in the LGBT Population
… types of, and risk and protective factors for eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors in the general LGBT adolescent and adult populations, in addition to each individual subgroup (i.e., lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender individuals). The results of the review were then used to …
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The Prevalence of Disordered Eating Behaviors among Sorority versus Non-Sorority Women
<p>Eating disorders among college women is a serious psychological problem. Disordered eating behaviors were examined and diagnosed at a mid-sized university in southeast Georgia. The target group of this study was university sororities. The purpose of this study was to examine sorority versus …
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A pilot study of the effects of mentoring on disordered eating behavior
<p>Subclinical levels of disordered eating are problematic for both adolescent girls and young women. Not only could subclinical disordered eating lead to full threshold eating disorders without intervention, it is also associated with higher levels of psychological problems such as depression, …
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Female objectification, body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviour in a non-clinical sample
… body surveillance, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating behaviour(s). While many women express body dissatisfaction and negative self-talk, fewer women actually engage in disordered eating practices. This study aimed to explore women‟s views about their bodies and to identify predictors …
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Factors influencing disordered eating in young women with and without Type 1 diabetes
… have been growing concerns about the impact of disordered eating in female populations and the harmful consequences of disordered eating in females with type 1 diabetes. However, the emphasis of diabetes research in this area has been focused on eating issues and associated risk factors in …
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Psychotherapists’ Experience: Working with Disordered Eating from a Humanistic Perspective- A Phenomenological Study
Disordered eating is considered to be one of the most prevalent mental health conditions, yet there is a lack of adequate support for individuals with such concerns. This research focuses on how psychotherapists work with disordered eating from a humanistic perspective. The aims were to enhance the …
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Initial Development and Validation of the Deliberate Denial of Disordered Eating Behaviors Scale
<p>It is common for individuals who engage in disordered eating behaviors to intentionally conceal symptomatology. The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable and valid measure of deliberate denial as it relates to disordered eating behaviors in a non-clinical population. Deliberate denial …
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