The effect of an odd-one-out visual search task on attentional bias, body size adaptation, and body dissatisfaction
Authors: House, T., Stephen, I.D., Brooks, K.R., Bould, H., Attwood, A.S. and Penton-Voak, I.S.
Journal: Royal Society Open Science
Volume: 11
Issue: 7
eISSN: 2054-5703
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.231817
Abstract:Body image disturbance is a both a risk factor for, and a symptom of, many eating disorders and refers to the misperception of and dissatisfaction with one's own body. Women with high body dissatisfaction have been shown to direct more attention to low body mass index (BMI) bodies, which results in the overestimation of body size via body size adaptation. Therefore, attention may have a causal role in body image disturbance. We conducted a novel training visual search task with 142 young adult women who we trained to attend to either high or low BMI bodies. We assessed the effects of this training on attention to bodies of different sizes, body size adaptation, and body dissatisfaction. Women trained to attend to low BMI bodies decreased their perceptions of a 'normal' body size via adaptation from pre- to post-training (p < 0.001); however, women trained to attend to high BMI bodies showed no change in their perception of a 'normal' body size. We found no lasting effects of the training on attention to body size or body dissatisfaction; however, our visual search task showed poor internal consistency as a measure of attention. These findings indicate that attention to low BMI bodies may exacerbate body image disturbance in women. However, more reliable measures of attentional are required to confirm this finding.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39858/
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The effect of an odd-one-out visual search task on attentional bias, body size adaptation, and body dissatisfaction.
Authors: House, T., Stephen, I.D., Brooks, K.R., Bould, H., Attwood, A.S. and Penton-Voak, I.S.
Journal: R Soc Open Sci
Volume: 11
Issue: 7
Pages: 231817
ISSN: 2054-5703
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.231817
Abstract:Body image disturbance is a both a risk factor for, and a symptom of, many eating disorders and refers to the misperception of and dissatisfaction with one's own body. Women with high body dissatisfaction have been shown to direct more attention to low body mass index (BMI) bodies, which results in the overestimation of body size via body size adaptation. Therefore, attention may have a causal role in body image disturbance. We conducted a novel training visual search task with 142 young adult women who we trained to attend to either high or low BMI bodies. We assessed the effects of this training on attention to bodies of different sizes, body size adaptation, and body dissatisfaction. Women trained to attend to low BMI bodies decreased their perceptions of a 'normal' body size via adaptation from pre- to post-training (p < 0.001); however, women trained to attend to high BMI bodies showed no change in their perception of a 'normal' body size. We found no lasting effects of the training on attention to body size or body dissatisfaction; however, our visual search task showed poor internal consistency as a measure of attention. These findings indicate that attention to low BMI bodies may exacerbate body image disturbance in women. However, more reliable measures of attentional are required to confirm this finding.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39858/
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The effect of an odd-one-out visual search task on attentional bias, body size adaptation, and body dissatisfaction
Authors: House, T., Stephen, I.D., Brooks, K.R., Bould, H., Attwood, A.S. and Penton-Voak, I.S.
Journal: ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
Volume: 11
Issue: 7
ISSN: 2054-5703
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.231817
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39858/
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Effect of an Odd-One-Out Visual Search Task on Attentional Bias, Body Size Adaptation, and Body Dissatisfaction
Authors: House, T., Stephen, I., Brooks, K., Bould, H., Atwood, A. and Penton-Voak, I.
Journal: Royal Society Open Science
Publisher: The Royal Society
ISSN: 2054-5703
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.231817
Abstract:Body image disturbance is a both a risk factor for, and a symptom of, many eating disorders and refers to the misperception of and dissatisfaction with one’s own body. Women with high body dissatisfaction have been shown to direct more attention to low body mass index (BMI) bodies, which results in the overestimation of body size via body size adaptation. Therefore, attention may have a causal role in body image disturbance. We conducted a novel training visual search task with 142 young adult women who we trained to attend to either high or low BMI bodies. We assessed the effects of this training on attention to bodies of different sizes, body size adaptation, and body dissatisfaction. Women trained to attend to low BMI bodies decreased their perceptions of a “normal” body size via adaptation from pre- to post-training (p < .001); however, women trained to attend to high BMI bodies showed no change in their perception of a “normal” body size. We found no lasting effects of the training on attention to body size or body dissatisfaction; however, our visual search task showed poor internal consistency as a measure of attention. These findings indicate that attention to low BMI bodies may exacerbate body image disturbance in women. However, more reliable measures of attentional are required to confirm this finding.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39858/
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The effect of an odd-one-out visual search task on attentional bias, body size adaptation, and body dissatisfaction.
Authors: House, T., Stephen, I.D., Brooks, K.R., Bould, H., Attwood, A.S. and Penton-Voak, I.S.
Journal: Royal Society open science
Volume: 11
Issue: 7
Pages: 231817
eISSN: 2054-5703
ISSN: 2054-5703
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.231817
Abstract:Body image disturbance is a both a risk factor for, and a symptom of, many eating disorders and refers to the misperception of and dissatisfaction with one's own body. Women with high body dissatisfaction have been shown to direct more attention to low body mass index (BMI) bodies, which results in the overestimation of body size via body size adaptation. Therefore, attention may have a causal role in body image disturbance. We conducted a novel training visual search task with 142 young adult women who we trained to attend to either high or low BMI bodies. We assessed the effects of this training on attention to bodies of different sizes, body size adaptation, and body dissatisfaction. Women trained to attend to low BMI bodies decreased their perceptions of a 'normal' body size via adaptation from pre- to post-training (p < 0.001); however, women trained to attend to high BMI bodies showed no change in their perception of a 'normal' body size. We found no lasting effects of the training on attention to body size or body dissatisfaction; however, our visual search task showed poor internal consistency as a measure of attention. These findings indicate that attention to low BMI bodies may exacerbate body image disturbance in women. However, more reliable measures of attentional are required to confirm this finding.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39858/
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Effect of an Odd-One-Out Visual Search Task on Attentional Bias, Body Size Adaptation, and Body Dissatisfaction
Authors: House, T., Stephen, I.D., Brooks, K.R., Bould, H., Atwood, A.S. and Penton-Voak, I.S.
Journal: Royal Society Open Science
Volume: 11
Issue: 7
Publisher: The Royal Society
ISSN: 2054-5703
Abstract:Body image disturbance is a both a risk factor for, and a symptom of, many eating disorders and refers to the misperception of and dissatisfaction with one’s own body. Women with high body dissatisfaction have been shown to direct more attention to low body mass index (BMI) bodies, which results in the overestimation of body size via body size adaptation. Therefore, attention may have a causal role in body image disturbance. We conducted a novel training visual search task with 142 young adult women who we trained to attend to either high or low BMI bodies. We assessed the effects of this training on attention to bodies of different sizes, body size adaptation, and body dissatisfaction. Women trained to attend to low BMI bodies decreased their perceptions of a “normal” body size via adaptation from pre- to post-training (p < .001); however, women trained to attend to high BMI bodies showed no change in their perception of a “normal” body size. We found no lasting effects of the training on attention to body size or body dissatisfaction; however, our visual search task showed poor internal consistency as a measure of attention. These findings indicate that attention to low BMI bodies may exacerbate body image disturbance in women. However, more reliable measures of attentional are required to confirm this finding.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/39858/
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