Longer-term consequences of increased body checking in women at risk for eating disorders-a naturalistic experimental online study.

ABSTRACT: Body checking is a common behavior in both the general population and individuals with body image disturbances. Cognitive-behavioral theories postulate that body checking reduces negative emotions in the short term, but over time contributes to the development and maintenance of eating disorder pathology. So far, few experimental studies have assessed these longer-term consequences, mostly under laboratory conditions, yielding inconsistent findings, and without considering individual vulnerability and specific personality traits. In a naturalistic experimental cross-over design, women with low (n = 76) vs. high (n = 103) body concern completed an online survey on trait characteristics (e.g., intolerance of uncertainty). After a two-day baseline to assess the daily amount of habitual body c

SUBMITTER: Geiger G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671019 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature