Social appearance anxiety and bulimia nervosa

Social appearance anxiety and bulimia nervosa

Social appearance anxiety is an unexplored concept in eating disorders (ED). It refers to social anxiety surrounding overall appearance, including body shape, and fear of negative evaluation by others. It is potentially relevant to those with bulimia nervosa (BN) as both social anxiety and body imag...

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Veröffentlicht in:Eating and weight disorders 2011-06, Vol.16 (2), p.e142-e145
Hauptverfasser: Koskina, A., Van den Eynde, F., Meisel, S., Campbell, I. C., Schmidt, U.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Anxiety - psychology
Body Image
Brief Report
Bulimia
Bulimia Nervosa - psychology
Eating disorders
Female
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Personality
Personality Inventory
Phobic Disorders - psychology
Psychiatry
Questionnaires
Social anxiety
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:Social appearance anxiety is an unexplored concept in eating disorders (ED). It refers to social anxiety surrounding overall appearance, including body shape, and fear of negative evaluation by others. It is potentially relevant to those with bulimia nervosa (BN) as both social anxiety and body image disturbance are commonly experienced by patients. Thirty women with BN and forty healthy controls (HC) completed the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS), a 16-item self-report questionnaire. ED cognitions and behaviours were assessed with the Eating Disorders Examination-Questionnaire. Women with BN have significantly higher SAAS scores than HC (z=−6.79, p
ISSN:1124-4909
1590-1262
DOI:10.1007/BF03325321