Two components of body-image disturbance are differentially associated with distinct eating disorder characteristics in healthy young women.

ABSTRACT: Body-image disturbance comprises two components. The first is perceptual in nature, and is measured by a discrepancy between one's actual body and perceived self-image ("perceived-actual discrepancy"). The other component is affective, and is measured by a discrepancy between one's perceived self-image and ideal body image ("perceived-ideal discrepancy"). The present study evaluated the relationships between body-image disturbance and characteristics of eating disorders such as symptoms and related personality traits. In a psychophysiological experiment, female university students (mean ± SD age = 21.0 ± 1.38 years) were presented with silhouette images of their own bodies that were distorted in terms of width. The participants were asked whether each silhouette image was more overweight t

SUBMITTER: Hamamoto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8754315 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature