Does habitual body avoidance and checking behavior influence the decrease of negative emotions during body exposure in eating disorders?

作者：Vocks Silja^*; Kosfelder Joachim; Wucherer Maike; Waechter Alexandra

来源：Psychotherapy Research, 2008, 18(4): 412-419.

DOI：10.1080/10503300701797008

• eating disorders
• process research
• cognitive behavior therapy
• body exposure
• body image

The aim of the present study was to assess whether habitual body avoidance and body-checking behavior influences the decrease of negative emotions during body exposure. Twenty-one eating-disordered female participants completed the Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire and the Body Checking Questionnaire. On another day, a 40-min body exposure session was conducted under standardized conditions. Every 10 min, negative emotions were assessed. It was shown that the extent of decrease in negative emotions during the body exposure session could be predicted by a lower degree of body checking. Results indicate that habitual checking behavior seems to negatively influence the effect of body exposure. Therefore, an adaptation of body exposure to patients with a higher degree of body-checking behavior might be promising.

• 出版日期2008