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Paranjothy SM, Wade TD. A meta-analysis of disordered eating and its association with self-criticism and self-compassion. Int J Eat Disord 2024; 57:473-536. [PMID: 38366726 DOI: 10.1002/eat.24166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Future treatments for eating disorders (ED) need to be enhanced by targeting maintaining mechanisms. Literature suggests self-criticism and self-critical perfectionism act as key mechanisms exacerbating ED, and self-compassion protects against self-criticism. This meta-analysis examines associations between self-criticism and self-critical perfectionism on disordered eating (DE), and reviews how self-compassion and self-criticism relate to each other with respect to DE. METHOD Searches across three databases yielded 135 studies across 42,952 participants. Heterogeneity, publication bias, and quality assessments were analyzed. Moderation analyses between self-criticism measures, self-compassion measures, between clinical and nonclinical samples, and between cross-sectional and experimental studies were also conducted. RESULTS Random-effects models showed a medium positive link between self-criticism and DE (r = .37), and 10 subgroups pertaining to various measures of self-criticism utilized in literature showed small to large positive links with DE (r = .20-.52). Preliminary evidence also suggests negative relationships between self-compassion and DE (r = -.40 to -.43) and negative relationships between self-compassion and self-criticism (r = -.04 to -.88). DISCUSSION Greater levels of self-criticism is linked with greater levels of DE and reduced levels of self-compassion, suggesting a need to tackle self-criticism and nurture self-compassion in standard treatments for ED. Understanding these interactions better in conjunction with dismantling intervention studies can help develop more effective and efficient interventions targeting self-criticism and self-compassion for people with DE. PUBLIC SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Higher levels of self-criticism are linked with higher levels of DE and lower self-compassion. Self-compassion interventions could be more effective and efficient in reducing ED symptoms if self-criticism is tackled early in such treatments.
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- Sarah Marie Paranjothy
- Flinders University, Blackbird Initiative, Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Flinders University, Blackbird Initiative, Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Riva A, Purpura G, Di Guardo S, Falbo M, Pigni M, Nacinovich R. Psychological features in male and female adolescents with eating disorders: is it the same condition? Eat Weight Disord 2023; 28:56. [PMID: 37378688 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-023-01583-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Eating disorders (EDs) are psychiatric disorders with a typical prevalence in adolescence. EDs have long been wrongly considered female gender-bound disorders, resulting in a systematic underrepresentation of males in EDs research. The main goal of the present study is exploring the clinical and psychological characteristics of adolescent males with EDs in comparison with females. METHODS In this observational and retrospective study, 14 males and 28 females hospitalized for eating disorders during the adolescent age (from 12 to 17.11 years) were recruited. Main clinical data (age, BMI, duration of illness), behavioural characteristic of the disorder (over-exercising, self-harm, purging-behaviours) and psychological symptoms (Eating Disorders Inventory-3rd edition-EDI-3, Symptom Checklist-90-Revised-SCL-90, Children's Global Assessment Scale-C-GAS) were collected and examined for significant correlations with severity of body mass index (BMI). RESULTS Adolescent males show a peculiar and more severe psychopathological profiles partially influenced by BMI and characterized by purging-behaviours, over-exercising, obsessive-compulsive behaviour, anxiety, and psychoticism. CONCLUSION This study suggests a gender-specific profile of adolescent males with EDs, which may be considered in diagnosis and treatment. LEVEL III Evidence obtained from retrospective well-designed case-control study.
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- Anna Riva
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, 20900, Monza, Italy
- Child and Adolescent Health Department, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, 20900, Monza, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, 20900, Monza, Italy.
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- Child and Adolescent Health Department, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, 20900, Monza, Italy
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- Child and Adolescent Health Department, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, 20900, Monza, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, 20900, Monza, Italy
- Child and Adolescent Health Department, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, 20900, Monza, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, 20900, Monza, Italy
- Child and Adolescent Health Department, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, 20900, Monza, Italy
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Examining the relationship of eating disorder symptoms and perfectionism in men and women using two assessments of eating pathology. Eat Behav 2023; 48:101704. [PMID: 36724674 DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Eating disorder (ED) pathology in men is not as well understood or studied as ED pathology in women. One potential reason for this is that most of the traditional assessments used for EDs were developed for and validated with exclusively female samples, meaning that symptoms in men are not as well represented or measured. There are consistent associations between perfectionism and ED symptoms in women, but less is known regarding how these relationships function in men. This study examined whether the relationship of perfectionism to ED symptoms varies by gender using the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) and the Eating Pathology Symptom Inventory (EPSI). The EPSI has multiple dimensions that may better capture the presentation of ED symptoms in men. Participants were recruited from a large public university and through Amazon MechanicalTurk. Participants completed a survey battery that included the two eating measures and the self-oriented perfectionism scale from the Hewitt and Flett Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. Data were analyzed using independent samples t-tests and structural equation modeling. There were significant positive associations between self-oriented perfectionism and all dimensions measured by the EDE-Q and the EPSI. The models were invariant across gender. Implications for further research were discussed.
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Mohorić T, Pokrajac-Bulian A, Anić P, Kukić M, Mohović P. Emotion regulation, perfectionism, and eating disorder symptoms in adolescents: the mediating role of cognitive eating patterns. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022; 42:1-12. [PMID: 36406848 PMCID: PMC9644388 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03824-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Poor emotion regulation, along with elevated perfectionism, is recognised as a risk factor for the development of eating disorder (ED) symptoms. Therefore, the aim of our study was to examine the relationship between emotion regulation difficulties and perfectionism with ED symptoms, while controlling for emotional eating, uncontrolled eating, and cognitive restraint as mediators. In total, 482 adolescents (246 girls and 236 boys; M = 15.00, SD = 0.31) participated in this study. Based on the participants' body height and weight measured by the medical team during their regular preventive health examinations, the body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Participants also answered the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire, and Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire. According to the results obtained, adolescent girls in our sample reported more difficulties in emotion regulation, more uncontrolled and emotional eating, and more ED symptoms. A significant direct effect was found for difficulties in emotion regulation and ED symptoms but not for perfectionism. In addition, only emotional eating and cognitive restraint (not uncontrolled eating) mediated the relationship between difficulties in emotion regulation and perfectionism and ED symptoms. The results suggest that difficulties in emotion regulation may be more important than perfectionism in explaining ED symptoms in a sample of healthy adolescents. When adolescents experience problems in emotion regulation in combination with emotional or uncontrolled eating, they might be at a higher risk of experiencing concerns about weight and a variety of other ED symptoms, and this should be considered when planning preventive interventions for adolescents.
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- Tamara Mohorić
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Rijeka, Sveučilišna avenija 4, 51 000 Rijeka, Croatia
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- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Rijeka, Sveučilišna avenija 4, 51 000 Rijeka, Croatia
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- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Rijeka, Sveučilišna avenija 4, 51 000 Rijeka, Croatia
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- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Rijeka, Sveučilišna avenija 4, 51 000 Rijeka, Croatia
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- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Rijeka, Sveučilišna avenija 4, 51 000 Rijeka, Croatia
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Interactional Effects of Multidimensional Perfectionism and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies on Eating Disorder Symptoms in Female College Students. Brain Sci 2021; 11:brainsci11111374. [PMID: 34827373 PMCID: PMC8615906 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11111374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Given the inconclusive findings regarding the relation between perfectionism and eating disorder symptoms, it is important that we determine whether this relation is modulated by emotion dysregulation, which is a prominent risk factor for eating disorders. We sought to identify specific cognitive emotion regulatory strategies—rumination, self-blame, and catastrophizing—that interact with multidimensional perfectionism to shape eating disorder symptoms (i.e., shape, weight, eating concerns, and dietary restraint). Using latent moderated structural equation modeling, we analyzed data from 167 healthy young female adults. We found that only rumination significantly moderated the relation between socially prescribed perfectionism and eating disorder symptoms. However, this was not observed for self-oriented perfectionism or other regulatory strategies. These findings held true when a host of covariates were controlled for. Our findings underscore the crucial role of rumination, a modifiable emotion regulatory strategy, in augmenting the relation between socially prescribed perfectionism and eating disorder symptoms in young women.
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Dispositional Empathy and Emotional Intelligence in terms of Perfectionistic Automatic Thoughts. THE SPANISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2021; 24:e10. [PMID: 33602359 DOI: 10.1017/sjp.2020.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The maladaptive nature of Perfectionistic Automatic Thoughts (PAT) increases the importance of evaluating the construct. This study aims to identify different clusters of PAT in undergraduates, and to check possible inter-cluster differences in the dimensions of dispositional empathy and emotional intelligence in a sample of 691 Spanish undergraduates (Mage = 23.1; SD = 5.26). The Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index and the Trait Meta-Mood Scale were used. Three clusters with low (LPAT), moderate (MPAT) and high (HPAT) levels of PAT were identified. Statistically significant differences were observed between these clusters in terms of dispositional empathy and emotional intelligence dimensions. HPAT significantly scored higher than LPAT on Fantasy, Empathic Concern, Personal Discomfort and Perception, as well as in comparison with MPAT on Fantasy, Empathic Concern, Personal Discomfort and Perception. Moreover, MPAT obtained significantly higher scores on Comprehension and Repair than LPAT. Effect sizes for these differences were of a small magnitude, except for the HPAT and LPAT contrasts, whose differences were of a moderate magnitude.
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AbstractDespite that disordered eating has been repeatedly associated with perfectionism, the results are inconsistent as to which exact dimensions of perfectionism it is related to. Moreover, the increasing evidence that perfectionism is best conceptualized as a domain-specific, as opposed to a global, trait contribute to the lack of clarity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine which dimensions of global and physical appearance perfectionism statistically predict disordered dieting in a non-clinical adult female sample. In total 437 participants completed the Short Almost Perfect Scale, which distinguishes between adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism, the Physical Appearance Perfectionism Scale, which distinguishes between hope for perfection and worry about imperfection, and the Dieting subscale of the Eating Attitudes Test-26. A hierarchical regression analysis revealed that only maladaptive, as opposed to adaptive, global perfectionism statistically predicted disordered dieting. Furthermore, both dimensions of physical appearance perfectionism statistically predicted disordered dieting, although worry about imperfection, its maladaptive dimension, was the strongest statistical predictor. The present results demonstrate that worry about imperfection is an effective statistical predictor of disordered dieting among women, possibly serving as a starting point for further research investigating the utility of its incorporation in prevention and treatment protocols for disordered eating.
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Tyler J, Mu W, McCann J, Belli G, Asnaani A. The unique contribution of perfectionistic cognitions to anxiety disorder symptoms in a treatment-seeking sample. Cogn Behav Ther 2020; 50:121-137. [PMID: 32835597 DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2020.1798497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Perfectionistic cognitions are thinking patterns that reflect excessive striving and are associated with emotional disorders in nonclinical samples. Despite literature connecting trait perfectionism with psychological disorders, much remains unknown about how perfectionistic cognitions relate to anxiety disorder symptoms in clinical populations. This is the first study to our knowledge that investigates how symptoms of anxiety and related symptoms are influenced by the frequency of perfectionistic cognitions when controlling for well documented correlates of anxiety. Perfectionistic cognitions, depressive symptoms, emotion regulation, anxiety sensitivity, and anxiety symptom severity were assessed prior to starting treatment in 356 treatment-seeking patients diagnosed with an anxiety or anxiety-related disorder at a specialty anxiety clinic. Perfectionistic cognitions were significantly correlated with all anxiety symptom measures as well as measures of depression, emotion regulation and anxiety sensitivity (range of rs =.22-.68). Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that when controlling for depressive symptoms, anxiety sensitivity, and emotion regulation, perfectionistic cognitions significantly and uniquely contribute to the variance of GAD (p <.01) and PTSD (p <.05) symptoms but not other anxiety-related symptoms (all ps >.05). Regardless of specific diagnoses, treatment-seeking individuals reporting frequent perfectionistic thoughts are more likely to report more severe symptoms of PTSD and GAD.
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- Jeremy Tyler
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University , Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah , Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Aparicio-Flores MP, Vicent M, Sanmartín R, Gonzálvez C, Freire-Andino RO, García-Fernández JM. Psychometric Properties of the Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory in Ecuador. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E5834. [PMID: 32806581 PMCID: PMC7459577 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17165834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Perfectionistic Automatic Thoughts (PATs) are currently being studied due to their association with maladaptive variables. This study aims to validate the Spanish version of the Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory (PCI) in a sample of Ecuadorian undergraduates as well as to analyze latent mean differences across sex. The sample was composed by 3060 undergraduates (Mage = 22.7, SD = 2.46). The Spanish model of the PCI composed by 17 items divided into three first-order dimensions (perfectionistic concerns, strivings, and demands) and a second-order factor was supported by confirmatory factor analysis. Acceptable levels of reliability and factorial invariance across sex were observed. Higher latent mean scores for males in comparison with females in the second-order factor of the PCI were found. The three dimensions of the PCI significantly and positively correlated with interpersonal difficulties. Overall, results demonstrate that the Spanish version of the PCI is a valid and reliable measure to evaluate PATs in Ecuadorian undergraduates.
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- María Pilar Aparicio-Flores
- Department of Developmental Psychology and Teaching, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain; (M.P.A.-F.); (R.S.); (C.G.); (J.M.G.-F.)
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- Department of Developmental Psychology and Teaching, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain; (M.P.A.-F.); (R.S.); (C.G.); (J.M.G.-F.)
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- Department of Developmental Psychology and Teaching, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain; (M.P.A.-F.); (R.S.); (C.G.); (J.M.G.-F.)
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- Department of Developmental Psychology and Teaching, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain; (M.P.A.-F.); (R.S.); (C.G.); (J.M.G.-F.)
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- Department of Developmental Psychology and Teaching, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain; (M.P.A.-F.); (R.S.); (C.G.); (J.M.G.-F.)
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Brosof LC, Egbert AH, Reilly EE, Wonderlich JA, Karam A, Vanzhula I, Steward T, Levinson CA. Intolerance of uncertainty moderates the relationship between high personal standards but not evaluative concerns perfectionism and eating disorder symptoms cross-sectionally and prospectively. Eat Behav 2019; 35:101340. [PMID: 31731235 DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2019.101340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Two dimensions of perfectionism related to eating disorder (ED) symptoms are evaluative concerns and high standards. Evaluative concerns are consistently linked with ED symptoms, whereas there are conflicting results regarding high standards and ED symptoms. High standards are unrelated to ED symptoms in some studies and are linked to higher ED symptoms in others. Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) may influence the relation between high standards and ED symptoms; individuals elevated in both IU and high standards may find it distressing to be uncertain about future situations for fear of not living up to high expectations and use ED behaviors to cope with such uncertainty. In the current study (N = 216), we explored whether IU moderates the relationships between high standards and evaluative concerns and ED symptoms, both cross-sectionally and prospectively across two weeks. IU significantly moderated high standards and ED symptoms both cross-sectionally and across time while accounting for baseline ED symptoms, but did not moderate the relationship between evaluative concerns and ED symptoms. Higher standards were associated with greater ED symptoms in individuals higher, but not lower in IU. These findings suggest high standards may only contribute to ED symptoms when individuals are also high in IU.
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- Leigh C Brosof
- University of Louisville, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Louisville, KY, USA.
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- Loyola University Chicago, Department of Psychology, Chicago, IL, USA
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- University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, San Diego, CA, USA(2); Hofstra University, Department of Psychology, Hempstead, NY, USA(1)
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- Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, USA
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- University of Louisville, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, Department of Psychiatry, Barcelona, Spain; School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- University of Louisville, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Louisville, KY, USA
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Mathisen TF, Sundgot-Borgen J. Mental Health Symptoms Related to Body Shape Idealization in Female Fitness Physique Athletes. Sports (Basel) 2019; 7:sports7110236. [PMID: 31739479 PMCID: PMC6915661 DOI: 10.3390/sports7110236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Physical activity relates to optimal health, still the prevalence of mental health issues is high among athletes. Being young, female, and competing in aesthetic sports is a high-risk combination for mental health symptoms. Fitness physique athletes (FA) match this profile but are understudied. We aimed to study the intensity of mental health symptoms (i.e., body image, eating behaviour, relation to and routines for exercise, and perfectionism) in FA and in female references (FR), and to evaluate how preparing for fitness sport competitions affects these mental health symptoms. Before competition, FA had higher levels of drive for leanness (DFL) and eating restraint compared to FR. At the time of competition, eating restraint increased in FA only, concurrent with a reduction in symptoms of disordered eating. The levels of DFL, drive for muscularity, eating restraint, and exercising for figure toning were higher in FA compared to FR. At one-month post-competition, the differences between groups from competition time remained. Generally, perfectionism correlated with eating restrictions in FA and with disordered eating in FR. Overall, FA coped with the dieting, but self-control deteriorated post-competition with higher levels of disordered eating and an increased body shape concern. High DFL generally associated with more disordered eating behaviour, specifically in FR.
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- Therese Fostervold Mathisen
- Faculty of Health and Welfare, Østfold University College, P.O. Box 700, 1757 Halden, Norway
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +47-9575-2818
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- Department of Sport Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, P.O. Box 4014, 0806 Oslo, Norway;
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Rivière J, Douilliez C. Perfectionism, rumination, and gender are related to symptoms of eating disorders: A moderated mediation model. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2017.04.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Francisco R, Espinoza P, González ML, Penelo E, Mora M, Rosés R, Raich RM. Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating among Portuguese and Spanish adolescents: The role of individual characteristics and internalisation of sociocultural ideals. J Adolesc 2015; 41:7-16. [PMID: 25754193 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Revised: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The aim of this study was to explore the differences in patterns of risk factors for body dissatisfaction and disordered eating attitudes in both female and male adolescents from Portugal and Spain. The sample included 455 adolescents aged 12-16 years (M = 13.28, SD = 0.65) from two urban areas of each country. Body mass index, self-reported self-esteem, perfectionism, internalisation of sociocultural ideals, body dissatisfaction and disordered eating attitudes were assessed. Path analyses provided partial support for a cross-cultural model of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in Western countries due to the presence of certain differences in the patterns of relationships across sex and country. The findings suggest the importance not only of identifying cultural specificities, even in "neighbouring" countries, but also of developing a global and comprehensive preventive approach that focuses on the influence of the ideal of beauty transmitted by Western societies.
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- Rita Francisco
- Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Unitat d'Avaluació i Intervenció en Imatge Corporal, Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat d'Avaluació i Intervenció en Imatge Corporal, Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratori d'Estadística Aplicada, Departament de Psicobiologia i Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat d'Avaluació i Intervenció en Imatge Corporal, Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat d'Avaluació i Intervenció en Imatge Corporal, Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat d'Avaluació i Intervenció en Imatge Corporal, Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
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Flett GL, Hewitt PL. The multidimensional assessment of perfectionistic automatic thoughts: a commentary on "Examining mutual suppression effects in the assessment of perfectionism cognitions: evidence supporting multidimensional assessment". Assessment 2014; 21:661-5. [PMID: 25303942 DOI: 10.1177/1073191114553015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In the current article, we comment on a recent article by Stoeber, Kobori, and Brown that provided evidence suggesting that a multidimensional approach to perfectionistic cognitions is superior to a unidimensional approach in predicting maladjustment. They also showed with their data from a university student sample that our Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory has multiple factors in contrast to our unidimensional approach. Our commentary focuses primarily on the issue of whether the Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory should be considered unidimensional versus multidimensional and outlines concerns about how perfectionism cognition factors should be used and interpreted. Although there are serious interpretive problems inherent in existing multidimensional measures of perfectionism cognitions, it is apparent that a cognitive approach is an important and viable supplement to the extensive focus on the trait multidimensional perfectionism that is currently in vogue. We conclude by discussing the potential clinical uses of cognitive assessments of perfectionism.
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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