Thought-shape fusion in young healthy females appears after vivid imagination of thin ideals

Highlights • Exposure to a fashion magazine did not influence mood or body image satisfaction. • Subsequent imagination of thin ideals had a negative impact on these variables. • Imagination triggered cognitive distortions (thought-shape fusion body, TSF-B). • Women with higher eating disorder sympt...

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Published in:Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry 2016-09, Vol.52, p.75-82
Main Authors: Wyssen, Andrea, Coelho, Jennifer S, Wilhelm, Peter, Zimmermann, Grégoire, Munsch, Simone
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Body Image - psychology
Body Mass Index
Cognition Disorders - etiology
Cognition Disorders - psychology
Cognitive distortion
Eating disorder symptomatology
Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology
Female
Healthy Volunteers
Humans
Imagination
Mass Media
Media exposure
Personal Satisfaction
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychiatry
Self Concept
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thin ideal
Thinking - physiology
Thought-shape fusion
Visual Analog Scale
Women
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • Exposure to a fashion magazine did not influence mood or body image satisfaction. • Subsequent imagination of thin ideals had a negative impact on these variables. • Imagination triggered cognitive distortions (thought-shape fusion body, TSF-B). • Women with higher eating disorder symptomatology were more likely to reveal TSF-B.
ISSN:0005-7916
1873-7943
DOI:10.1016/j.jbtep.2016.03.010