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ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2023

Examination of bidirectional relationships between fear of negative evaluation and weight/shape concerns over 3 years: A longitudinal cohort study of Australian adolescents.

Nora Trompeter, Emma Austen, Kay Bussey, Erin E Reilly, Mitchell L Cunningham, Jonathan Mond, Alexandra Lonergan, Jack Tame, Deborah Mitchison

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Article in The International journal of eating disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Nora TrompeterCentre for Emotional Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5800-8679
Emma AustenMelbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Kay BusseyCentre for Emotional Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Erin E ReillyDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9269-0747
Mitchell L CunninghamSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6158-5773
Jonathan MondCentre for Rural Health, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0410-091X
Alexandra LonerganCentre for Emotional Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7203-503X
Jack TameCentre for Emotional Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Deborah MitchisonCentre for Emotional Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6736-7937
Macquarie University · AUKing's College London · GBThe University of Melbourne · AUThe University of Sydney · AUTranslational Research Institute · AUUniversity of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Tasmania · AU

Funding

Using Computational Modeling to Test Reinforcement Learning as a Predictor of Response in Family-Based Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia NervosaK23MH131871 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Erin E. Reilly · 2022 to 2026
$982k
NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH131871
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAdolescents commonly experience both fear of negative evaluation and weight/shape concerns. However, evidence concerning the prospective associations between these constructs during adolescence is limited. The current study examined the bidirectional relationships between fear of negative evaluation and weight/shape concerns over a 3-year period in adolescents.

methodAustralian high school students (n = 2073; 55% girls) completed self-report measures at three timepoints, each 1 year apart.

resultsFindings showed a bidirectional relationship, whereby increases in fear of negative evaluation predicted exacerbated weight/shape concerns, and vice versa. Results point towards a vicious maintenance cycle between fear of negative evaluation and weight/shape concerns. DISCUSSION: Findings from the current study highlight the importance of considering both fear of negative evaluation and weight/shape concerns in the development of health promotion and prevention programs designed to reduce the occurrence and adverse effects of body dissatisfaction or improve general mental health. PUBLIC SIGNIFICANCE: Many adolescents experience some level of fear of negative evaluation (i.e., worry about being judged by others) and worry about their weight and/or shape. This study examined the prospective relationship between both constructs. Findings showed a bidirectional relationship, whereby higher fear of negative evaluation predicted increased weight/shape concerns, and vice versa. Programs designed to reduce body dissatisfaction might be improved by targeting both fear of negative evaluation and weight/shape concerns.

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Feeding and Eating DisordersAdolescentAnxietyAustraliaBody ImageBody WeightFearFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleadolescenceeating disordersfear of negative evaluationsocial anxietyweight and shape concerns

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PMID36609864
PMCPMC10357886
OpenAlexW4313642888

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