Search for dissertations about: "body dissatisfaction and eating"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words body dissatisfaction and eating.

  2. 1. Body image in patients with residual eating disorder symptoms : treatment effects of acceptance and commitment therapy and participants' reflections

    Author : Maria Fogelkvist; Sanna Aila Gustafsson; Lars Kjellin; Thomas Parling; Carolina Lunde; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Body image; body dissatisfaction; eating disorders; acceptance and commitment therapy; randomized controlled trial; qualitative research;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate an acceptance and commitment (ACT) group intervention targeting body image in patients with residual eating disorder (ED) symptoms, including treatment effects and participants’ reflections on body image and the intervention. Studies I, II and III are based on a randomized controlled trial including 99 patients that were randomized to the ACT intervention or to continue treatment as usual (TAU). READ MORE

  4. 2. Restrained Eating : Development and Models of Prediction in Girls

    Author : Katarina Lunner; Per-Olow Sjödén; Jon Christian Laberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Caring sciences; teasing; body image; disturbed eating; cross-cultural; longitudinal; path analysis; structural model; Vårdvetenskap; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Abstract : Body image concerns and dieting emerge at an early age among girls and become more pronounced with increasing age. Knowledge about risk factors for disturbed eating is crucial in order to develop theoretical models and to suggest new paths for preventive efforts. READ MORE

  5. 3. Eating disorders : Prevalence, incidence, and prospective risk factors for eating disorders among young adult women in the general population

    Author : Ata Ghaderi; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Eating disorders; coping; risk factors; bulimia; anorexia; prevalence; incidence.; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; klinisk psykologi; Clinical Psychology;

    Abstract : Eating disorders (ED) constitute a significant source of psychiatric morbidity and are an important public health concern in Western societies. Knowledge about risk factors for ED is crucial for early detection and implementation of preventive interventions. READ MORE

  6. 4. Eating Disorders : Steps Towards an Increased Understanding

    Author : Elisabeth Welch; Ata Ghaderi; Timo Hursti; David Clinton; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Eating disorders; disordered eating; norms; perfectionism; mediator; moderator; males; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Eating disorders and disordered eating attitudes and behaviors are characterized by an over-evaluation of weight and shape, under or over-controlled eating, as well as engagement in compensatory behaviors. The disorders are associated with psychological suffering, acute and long-term health impairments, a high rate of suicide attempts as well as an increased risk of mortality. READ MORE

  7. 5. When thoughts seem more than just thougths : body image-related cognitive fusion and its role in eating psychopathology

    Author : Ines Trindade; Cláudia Ferreira; Portugal Coimbra University of Coimbra; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Clinical Psychology; Acceptance and commitment Therapy; body image-related cognitive fusion; cognitive fusion; eating psychopathology; assessment; Confirmatory Factor Analysis; body dissatisfaction; social comparison; mediation analysis; Psicologia Clínica; Terapia de Aceitação e Compromisso; fusão cognitiva relacionada com a imagem corporal; fusão cognitiva; psicopatologia alimentar; avaliação; Análise Fatorial Confirmatória; insatisfação corporal; comparação social; análise mediacional;

    Abstract : Recent studies have revealed that cognitive fusion underlies psychological inflexibility and, as result, a wide range of psychopathology as well. It is portrayed as the extent to which one gets caught up in the content of his or her thoughts while addressing them as if they were facts rather than an interpretation of reality. READ MORE