Weighty decisions: How symptom severity and weight impact perceptions of bulimia nervosa
| Autor: | Katharine Galbraith, Marney A. White, JoAnna Elmquist, Janet A. Lydecker, Carlos M. Grilo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male 050103 clinical psychology Overweight Article Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Bulimia Nervosa Aged Bulimia nervosa business.industry Body Weight 05 social sciences Middle Aged medicine.disease Mental illness Mental health 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Eating disorders Vignette Weight stigma Female Perception Underweight medicine.symptom business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Int J Eat Disord |
| ISSN: | 1098-108X 0276-3478 |
| Popis: | Objective The current study examined whether variations in patient weight and eating-disorder behavior frequency influenced the recognition of bulimia nervosa (BN) and the perception that it is a serious mental health concern. Method Participants (N = 320) were randomly assigned to one of six conditions in which they read a vignette describing a young woman with BN. Each vignette was identical except for the variables of interest: weight status (underweight, healthy-weight, and overweight), and symptom frequency (daily or weekly binge-eating episodes and purging). Results Participants were more likely to have negative attitudes toward and blame the patient with overweight. Participants were less likely to believe that the patient with overweight was experiencing mental illness and that her problems were too serious to handle on her own. There were no significant differences by symptom frequency. Discussion Findings suggest the presence of weight stigma and that overweight might impede the recognition of eating disorders. |
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