Comparison of eating disorders and body image disturbances between Eastern and Western countries

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Rubin ◽  
M. E. Gluck ◽  
C. M. Knoll ◽  
M. Lorence ◽  
A. Geliebter
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Body Image Disturbances

Body Image Disturbance in Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Legenbauer ◽  
Pia Thiemann ◽  
Silja Vocks
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Body Image Disturbance ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Cognitive Components ◽  
Adolescent Patients ◽  
Body Image Disturbances ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Image Component

Body image is multifaceted and incorporates perceptual, affective, and cognitive components as well as behavioral features. Only few studies have examined the character of body-image disturbance in children/adolescents with eating disorders. It is unknown whether body-image disturbances in children/adolescent with eating disturbances are comparable to those of adult patients with eating disorders. Body-image disturbance might differ quantitatively and qualitatively according to the cognitive developmental status and the age of the individual. This paper provides an overview of the current evidence for body-image disturbance in children/adolescents with eating disorders, and how they compare with those adults with eating disorders. Current evidence indicates that older adolescent patients show similar deficits as adult patients with eating disorders, in particular for the attitudinal body-image component. However, evidence for a perceptual body-image disturbance in adolescent patients, in particular anorexia nervosa, is not conclusive. Reliable statements for childhood can hardly be made because clinical studies are not available. Investigations of body-image disturbance in children have focused on the predictive value for eating disorders. Limitations of the current evidence are discussed, and future directions for research and therapy are indicated.

scholarly journals Towards a functional body: A novel approach to body image disturbances in eating disorders

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-70
Author(s):  
Juanita Gempeler ◽  
Maritza Rodríguez ◽  
Camila Patiño ◽  
Adriana Rogelis ◽  
Carolina Erazo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Body Image Disturbances

The Morphed Photographic Figure Scale: Creation and validation of a novel set of realistic female body stimuli

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy Skinner ◽  
Helen Bould ◽  
Andy ◽  
Peter James Etchells ◽  
Ian Penton-Voak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Female Body ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Muscle Tone ◽  
Body Images ◽  
Rating Data ◽  
Body Image Disturbances ◽  
Female Bodies ◽  
Eating Disorders Examination

Research exploring how people with eating disorders or obesity perceive their bodies, and interventions targeting this rely on high quality figural rating scales. We present data on a new figural scale, the Morphed Photographic Figure Scale (MPFS). It comprises eight sequences of photographic quality images of female bodies varying from underweight to overweight. Each sequence is centred on a veridical photographic image of a female body, and we used image morphing techniques to produce a number of increasingly overweight and increasingly underweight versions of the same body. Morphing provides body images with highly realistic representations of changes in adiposity and muscle tone, and enables manipulation of body weight without introducing idiosyncratic variations in anthropomorphic features, which could impact judgments of physical appearance in unpredictable ways. All images were rated in an online study (n = 377) as underweight, overweight or neither. Within each sequence, rating data showed a clear rank ordering from underweight to overweight. Overweight participants were more likely to rate images as underweight, and less likely to rate them as overweight. Participants with a high level of concern about their own weight (measured using the Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire) were more likely to rate images as overweight. We anticipate the MPFS will have application in a range of research domains, including assessment of body image disturbances, and the design of new interventions targeting body image.

The Meaning of Body Image for Women with Eating Disorders

1998 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josée L Jarry
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Clinical Observations ◽  
Body Image Disturbances ◽  
Function Expression ◽  
And Function ◽  
Meaning And Function

Objective: To propose a theoretical model accounting for the meaning and function of body image disturbances for individuals with eating disorders. This model departs from available conceptualizations of body image focused on attractiveness and emphasizes the role of body image preoccupations in the regulation of self-esteem and affect. Method: This model was developed on the basis of the author's clinical observations and the available empirical research. Results: Three main functions of body image are described. The first one, “affiliation,” consists of using one's appearance in the establishment of interpersonal relationships, both at the level of friendship and romance. The second function, “avoidance,” consists of using one's body image to avoid abuse, be it psychological, physical, or sexual. The third function, “expression,” consists of using one's body image to communicate to the self and others one's capacity for accomplishment or one's inner feelings of dejection. Conclusion: This model is designed to be a therapeutic tool within body image therapy. Body image therapy can be most effective when focused on the unique meaning of body image for each individual patient.

scholarly journals Dissociation and Suicidality in Eating Disorders: The Mediating Function of Body Image Disturbances, and the Moderating Role of Depression and Anxiety

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. 4027
Author(s):  
Yael Doreen Lewis ◽  
Shirley Kapon ◽  
Adi Enoch-Levy ◽  
Amit Yaroslavsky ◽  
Eliezer Witztum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Body Image Disturbances ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

In patients with eating disorders (EDs), elevated dissociation may increase the risk of suicide. Bodily related disturbances, depression, and anxiety may intervene in the association between dissociation and suicidality. In this study we aimed to examine the influence of bodily related disturbances, depression, anxiety, severity of ED symptoms, body mass index (BMI), and type and duration of the ED on the relationship between elevated dissociation and elevated suicidality. The study included 172 inpatients: 65 with anorexia nervosa restricting type, 60 with anorexia nervosa binge/purge type, and 37 with bulimia nervosa. Participants were assessed using self-rating questionnaires for dissociation, suicidality, bodily related parameters, and severity of ED symptomatology, depression, and anxiety. We found that dissociation and suicidality were directly associated. In addition, depression and anxiety moderated the mediating role of body image parameters in the association between increased dissociation and increased suicidality. Thus, only in inpatients with high depression and anxiety, i.e., above the median range, body image disturbances were found to mediate the association between dissociation and suicidality. ED-related parameters did not moderate these relationships. Our study demonstrates that in inpatients with EDs, increased dissociation may be significantly associated with increased suicidality, both directly and via the intervening influence of body image, depression, and anxiety.

Eating Disorders and Body Image Disturbances among Ballet Dancers, Gymnasium Users and Body Builders

2003 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 247-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Ravaldi ◽  
Alfredo Vannacci ◽  
Teresa Zucchi ◽  
Edoardo Mannucci ◽  
Pier Luigi Cabras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Ballet Dancers ◽  
Body Image Disturbances

Diagnostic Issues in Eating Disorders: Two Cases of Atypical Eating Disorder

1987 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Norvell ◽  
Eileen Cooley
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Binge Eating ◽  
Conversion Disorder ◽  
Differential Diagnoses ◽  
Drive For Thinness ◽  
Primary Drive ◽  
Body Image Disturbances ◽  
Diagnostic Label

Two cases with significant eating disturbances are described. Both possess several characteristic symptoms of anorexia but lack a primary drive for thinness or body image disturbances. Similarly, neither engaged in recurrent episodes of binge eating which is typical of bulimia. The authors propose the differential diagnoses of atypical eating disorder rather than conversion disorder as a more descriptive and accurate diagnostic label.

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