Appearance evaluation of others' faces and bodies in anorexia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) exhibit distorted perception and negative evaluations of their own appearance; however, little is known about how they perceive others' appearance, and whether or not the conditions share perceptual distortions.

Method

Thirty participants with BDD, 22 with AN, now weight-restored, and 39 healthy comparison participants (HC) rated photographs of others' faces and bodies on attractiveness, how overweight or underweight they were, and how much photographs triggered thoughts of their own appearance. We compared responses among groups by stimulus type and by level-of-detail (spatial frequency).

Results

Compared to HCs, AN and BDD had lower attractiveness ratings for others' bodies and faces

SUBMITTER: Moody TD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5345932 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature