The effect of attentional training on body dissatisfaction and dietary restriction
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Smith, Evelyn; Rieger, Elizabeth
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The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of attentional training towards shape, weight and food related information on body dissatisfaction and dietary restriction. A total of 98 female participants were trained to attend to negative shape/weight words, positive shape/weight words, negative (high calorie) food words, positive (low calorie) food words or neutral words. Subsequently, a body image challenge was presented and participants' body dissatisfaction and dietary...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Smith, Evelyn | |
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dc.contributor.author | Rieger, Elizabeth | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-10T22:12:39Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1072-4133 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/49760 | |
dc.description.abstract | The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of attentional training towards shape, weight and food related information on body dissatisfaction and dietary restriction. A total of 98 female participants were trained to attend to negative shape/weight words, positive shape/weight words, negative (high calorie) food words, positive (low calorie) food words or neutral words. Subsequently, a body image challenge was presented and participants' body dissatisfaction and dietary restriction were measured. Results indicated that negative shape/ weight attentional biases exacerbated body dissatisfaction and a bias towards negative food words intensified dietary restriction. The study provides evidence for specificity in the effects of attentional biases and supports the notion that attentional training may be a useful component in interventions to improve body image and reduce dieting. | |
dc.publisher | Wiley-VCH Verlag GMBH | |
dc.source | European Eating Disorders Review | |
dc.subject | Keywords: adolescent; adult; affect; article; attention; body image; body weight; feeding behavior; female; food; human; low calory diet; nomenclature; psychological aspect; attentional training; body build; controlled study; diet restriction; human experiment; moo Attentional bias; Body dissatisfaction; Dot probe; Eating disorders; Selective attention | |
dc.title | The effect of attentional training on body dissatisfaction and dietary restriction | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 17 | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 170106 - Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u9312950xPUB191 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Smith, Evelyn, University of Sydney | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Rieger, Elizabeth, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 3 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 169 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 176 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1002/erv.921 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 970117 - Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T11:58:26Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-68049110440 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000266085200002 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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