scholarly journals Westernization: The Role of Mass Media on Body Image and Eating Disorders

10.5772/31307 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana R. ◽  
Mara Calado
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Mass Media

scholarly journals BODY IMAGE AMONG ADOLESCENTS WITH EATING DISORDERS

2019 ◽  
pp. 198-204
Author(s):  
D. Ivanov ◽  
A. Khokhrina
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Research Results ◽  
External Eating ◽  
The Media ◽  
People’S Attitudes ◽  
Experiment Analysis

The features of perception by adolescents of their own appearance as a factor favoring the emergence of eating disorders have been considered. The analysis of literature on psychological characteristics of people’s attitudes to themselves and their bodies has been made. It has been noted, that people’s attitudes to themselves and their bodies can cause eating disorders. The role of the media, which can provoke growing number of eating disorders, has been considered. The experiment, analysis of the research results of features of eating behavior among adolescents, dissatisfied with their own appearance, has been described. It has been shown, that adolescents, unsatisfied with their own appearance, often resort to restrictive and external eating behavior

Athletes’ Body Talk: The Role of Contextual Body Image in Eating Disorders as Seen Through the Eyes of Elite Women Athletes

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 675-698 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.P. (Karin) de Bruin ◽  
Raôul R.D. Oudejans
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Women Athletes ◽  
Endurance Athletes ◽  
Weight Class ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Body Talk ◽  
Critical Aspects

The aim of the study was to investigate if and how body image, taken from a contextual perspective, contributes to the eating disorder history. This qualitative study investigated the process of eating disorder development in eight elite women athletes in at-risk sports. The results showed that the relationship between eating disorder symptomatology and the sports environment was clearly recognized by the elite women athletes. Contextual body image, more specifically negative body-evaluations and upward body comparisons, appeared as an important factor in the development of eating disorders, particularly in the athletic context. It became clear that the two aesthetic and two endurance athletes as well as the two weight-class athletes in rowing described quite negative body evaluations in the context of sport, while some of them also recognized an impact of body image experiences in daily life. However, for both judokas, their eating disorder had nothing to do with their body image but was attributed to the weight-classes in their sport and accompanying weight making. Several unique trajectories and individual eating disorder histories were distinguished which confirms the value of taking a qualitative approach in investigating eating disorders in sport. We also discovered links between what the athletes had reported as contributors to their eating disorder history and how they told their stories by combining content analysis and narrative inquiry. Furthermore, the present study also highlights several critical aspects for prevention and treatment that should support sport federations and clinical sport psychologists in taking appropriate actions to deal more effectively with eating disorders in athletes.

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.

Diagnostic Classification of Eating Disorders: The Role of Body Image

2018 ◽  
pp. 57-66
Author(s):  
Umberto Volpe ◽  
Alessio Maria Monteleone ◽  
Palmiero Monteleone
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Diagnostic Classification

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.

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