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- Title
Fear of negative evaluation among eating disorders: Examining the association with weight/shape concerns in adolescence.
- Authors
Trompeter, Nora; Bussey, Kay; Hay, Phillipa; Griffiths, Scott; Murray, Stuart B.; Mond, Jonathan; Lonergan, Alexandra; Pike, Kathleen M.; Mitchison, Deborah
- Abstract
Objective: Fear of negative evaluation has been proposed as a transdiagnostic factor associated with the development of eating disorders and has been shown to relate to disorders of body image, especially those with weight/shape concerns such as eating disorders and muscle dysmorphia. The current study aimed to investigate whether fear of negative evaluation was a transdiagnostic factor of disorders diagnostically characterized by weight/shape concerns. The study examined whether fear of negative evaluation was associated with higher odds for meeting criteria for an eating disorder and/or muscle dysmorphia, especially those disorders diagnostically characterized by weight/shape concerns. Method: Data were used from a subgroup of the first wave of the EveryBODY study, a longitudinal investigation of eating disorders and body image concerns among Australian adolescents (N = 4,030). Participants completed measures on demographics, weight/shape concerns, disordered eating, psychological distress, muscularity concerns, and fear of negative evaluation. Results: Findings revealed that fear of negative evaluation was associated with higher odds of meeting criteria for any eating disorder but significantly more so for those characterized by weight/shape concerns diagnostically, as well as binge‐eating disorder. Similar results were found for muscle dysmorphia. Discussion: The findings suggest that fear of negative evaluation constitutes a transdiagnostic feature for developing and/or maintaining an eating disorder.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; BULIMIA diagnosis; DIAGNOSIS of eating disorders; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; BODY dysmorphic disorder; BODY image; BODY weight; FEAR; LONGITUDINAL method; PESSIMISM; ODDS ratio; ATTITUDES toward illness; ADOLESCENCE; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2019, Vol 52, Issue 3, p261
- ISSN
0276-3478
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/eat.23018