Many obese adolescents show intense body shape and weight concerns that render them vulnerable to cognitive biases, psychological distress and eating disorders. Current treatments, however, generally do not address negative body image in obese adolescents. The present pilot study tested if body exposure and describing one's body in a neutral way is an effective approach for increasing body satisfaction in obese adolescents. The exposure was shown to be a powerful strategy to decrease anxiety and to increase body satisfaction. Also body weight at post-treatment was a significant predictor of positive feelings. These results indicate that adding body exposure and neutral description of one's body to a weight reduction programme might be an ef...
© 2020 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Purpose: Body dissatisfaction is common during ado...
Objective: Many women show weight and body concerns that leave them vulnerable to body dissatisfacti...
Literature Review This systematic review sought to determine whether interventions can reduce body d...
Many obese adolescents show intense body shape and weight concerns that render them vulnerable to co...
While effectiveness of mirror exposure to reduce body dissatisfaction has been demonstrated, the exp...
Background and Objectives: Though there is some evidence that body exposure increases body satisfact...
Objective: Body dissatisfaction in females is common and a risk factor for the development of an eat...
PURPOSE: To determine the potential effectiveness of a novel 10-week manualised Practical Body Image...
This study pilots the feasibility and effectiveness of two theoretically distinct, brief approaches ...
One of the most commonly used techniques for the treatment of body image problems in eating disorder...
© 2020 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Purpose: Body dissatisfaction is common during ado...
Objective: Many women show weight and body concerns that leave them vulnerable to body dissatisfacti...
Literature Review This systematic review sought to determine whether interventions can reduce body d...
Many obese adolescents show intense body shape and weight concerns that render them vulnerable to co...
While effectiveness of mirror exposure to reduce body dissatisfaction has been demonstrated, the exp...
Background and Objectives: Though there is some evidence that body exposure increases body satisfact...
Objective: Body dissatisfaction in females is common and a risk factor for the development of an eat...
PURPOSE: To determine the potential effectiveness of a novel 10-week manualised Practical Body Image...
This study pilots the feasibility and effectiveness of two theoretically distinct, brief approaches ...
One of the most commonly used techniques for the treatment of body image problems in eating disorder...
© 2020 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Purpose: Body dissatisfaction is common during ado...
Objective: Many women show weight and body concerns that leave them vulnerable to body dissatisfacti...
Literature Review This systematic review sought to determine whether interventions can reduce body d...