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18928905

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
Vigorous exercise and fasting are commonly used compensatory behaviors. However, it is unknown how non-clinical individuals who engage in one or both of these compensatory behaviors differ from one another. This research compared women who engaged in both fasting and vigorous exercise as compensatory strategies (n=76) with women who engaged in either fasting (n=56) or excessive exercise (n=82) and women who employed no compensatory strategies (n=113) on body image/eating and psychological symptomatology. Participants completed questionnaires assessing body dissatisfaction, restrained eating, thin-ideal internalization, depression, self-esteem, and general psychological distress. Women who utilize any compensatory strategies report significantly greater body dissatisfaction and restrained eating than women who use no compensatory strategies at all. Moreover, fasting as a compensatory behavior is associated with more significant psychological and behavioral symptoms than vigorous exercise as a compensatory behavior. Implications of these findings for clinical intervention and research are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1471-0153
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
423-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Psychological correlates of fasting and vigorous exercise as compensatory strategies in undergraduate women.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242-0001, United States. mlepage@kent.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article