Dot Probe Tasks Produce No Attentional Modifications Towards Healthy Weight Bodies
Authors: Perera, A.T.M., Sharma, I. and Stephen, I.D.
Journal: European Eating Disorders Review
eISSN: 1099-0968
ISSN: 1072-4133
DOI: 10.1002/erv.70028
Abstract:Objective: Using the dot-probe paradigm, previous research has demonstrated that women on average show attentional biases towards underweight bodies. However, little research has used these paradigms to examine the malleability of such biases. Here, we examined whether a single session of attention bias modification training, in which participants were trained to attend to healthy-weight bodies, reduced attentional orientation towards underweight bodies and improved body satisfaction. Method: One hundred and twenty-one female participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group in which they were trained to attend to healthy weight bodies or a control group (with no manipulation). Participants' body satisfaction was measured at two phases, before and following attentional training. Results: We found no changes to attentional biases or body satisfaction across both groups. Conclusion: Dot-probe attention bias modification tasks may not be able to modify body satisfaction and attention biases towards healthy-weight bodies following a single training session. Future research is encouraged to consider alternative attentional modification paradigms to modify pathological body image.
Source: Scopus
Dot Probe Tasks Produce No Attentional Modifications Towards Healthy Weight Bodies.
Authors: Perera, A.T.-M., Sharma, I. and Stephen, I.D.
Journal: Eur Eat Disord Rev
eISSN: 1099-0968
DOI: 10.1002/erv.70028
Abstract:OBJECTIVE: Using the dot-probe paradigm, previous research has demonstrated that women on average show attentional biases towards underweight bodies. However, little research has used these paradigms to examine the malleability of such biases. Here, we examined whether a single session of attention bias modification training, in which participants were trained to attend to healthy-weight bodies, reduced attentional orientation towards underweight bodies and improved body satisfaction. METHOD: One hundred and twenty-one female participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group in which they were trained to attend to healthy weight bodies or a control group (with no manipulation). Participants' body satisfaction was measured at two phases, before and following attentional training. RESULTS: We found no changes to attentional biases or body satisfaction across both groups. CONCLUSION: Dot-probe attention bias modification tasks may not be able to modify body satisfaction and attention biases towards healthy-weight bodies following a single training session. Future research is encouraged to consider alternative attentional modification paradigms to modify pathological body image.
Source: PubMed
Dot Probe Tasks Produce No Attentional Modifications Towards Healthy Weight Bodies
Authors: Perera, A.T.-M., Sharma, I. and Stephen, I.D.
Journal: EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW
eISSN: 1099-0968
ISSN: 1072-4133
DOI: 10.1002/erv.70028
Source: Web of Science (Lite)
Dot Probe Tasks Produce No Attentional Modifications Towards Healthy Weight Bodies
Authors: Perera, T.-M., Sharma, I. and Stephen, I.
Journal: European Eating Disorders Review
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
eISSN: 1099-0968
ISSN: 1072-4133
DOI: 10.1002/erv.70028
Abstract:Objective Using the dot-probe paradigm, previous research has demonstrated that women on average show attentional biases towards underweight bodies. However, little research has used these paradigms to examine the malleability of such biases. Here, we examined whether a single session of attention bias modification training, in which participants were trained to attend to healthy-weight bodies, reduced attentional orientation towards underweight bodies and improved body satisfaction.
Method One hundred and twenty-one female participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group in which they were trained to attend to healthy weight bodies or a control group (with no manipulation). Participants' body satisfaction was measured at two phases, before and following attentional training.
Results We found no changes to attentional biases or body satisfaction across both groups.
Conclusion Dot-probe attention bias modification tasks may not be able to modify body satisfaction and attention biases towards healthy-weight bodies following a single training session. Future research is encouraged to consider alternative attentional modification paradigms to modify pathological body image.
Source: Manual
Dot Probe Tasks Produce No Attentional Modifications Towards Healthy Weight Bodies.
Authors: Perera, A.T.-M., Sharma, I. and Stephen, I.D.
Journal: European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association
eISSN: 1099-0968
ISSN: 1072-4133
DOI: 10.1002/erv.70028
Abstract:Objective
Using the dot-probe paradigm, previous research has demonstrated that women on average show attentional biases towards underweight bodies. However, little research has used these paradigms to examine the malleability of such biases. Here, we examined whether a single session of attention bias modification training, in which participants were trained to attend to healthy-weight bodies, reduced attentional orientation towards underweight bodies and improved body satisfaction.Method
One hundred and twenty-one female participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group in which they were trained to attend to healthy weight bodies or a control group (with no manipulation). Participants' body satisfaction was measured at two phases, before and following attentional training.Results
We found no changes to attentional biases or body satisfaction across both groups.Conclusion
Dot-probe attention bias modification tasks may not be able to modify body satisfaction and attention biases towards healthy-weight bodies following a single training session. Future research is encouraged to consider alternative attentional modification paradigms to modify pathological body image.Source: Europe PubMed Central