Exploring the Role of Attentional Biases in the Tripartite Influence Model
Body dissatisfaction (BD) is defined as a person’s negative thoughts about his or her body (Grogan, 2008) and is related to negative attitudes or beliefs about body size, shape, and weight (Cash & Szymanski, 1995). Typically involving a discrepancy between a person’s ideal body and self-perceptions of a person’s actual body (Cash & Szymanski, 1995), research has demonstrated BD is widespread and linked to a variety of maladaptive attitude and behavioral outcomes. Among adults in the United States, researchers have reported approximately 32% of women ages 18 – 90 have clinically significant levels of BD (Fallon, Harris, & Johnson, 2014). This seemingly high prevalence
Body dissatisfaction (BD) is defined as a person’s negative thoughts about his or her body (Grogan, 2008) and is related to negative attitudes or beliefs about body size, shape, and weight (Cash & Szymanski, 1995). Typically involving a discrepancy between a person’s ideal body and self-perceptions of a person’s actual body (Cash & Szymanski, 1995), research has demonstrated BD is widespread and linked to a variety of maladaptive attitude and behavioral outcomes. Among adults in the United States, researchers have reported approximately 32% of women ages 18 – 90 have clinically significant levels of BD (Fallon, Harris, & Johnson, 2014). This seemingly high prevalence