a Psychology Department , Utah State University , Logan , Utah , USA.
b Avalon Hills Residential Treatment Facility , Logan , Utah , USA.
Eat Disord. 2018 Mar-Apr;26(2):185-199. doi: 10.1080/10640266.2017.1366229. Epub 2017 Sep 20.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of changes in body image psychological flexibility over the course of treatment on various outcome variables.
Participants included 103 female, residential patients diagnosed with an eating disorder. Pretreatment and posttreatment data were collected that examined body image psychological flexibility, general psychological flexibility, symptom severity, and other outcome variables.
Changes in body image psychological flexibility significantly predicted changes in all outcome measures except for obsessive-compulsive symptoms after controlling for body mass index, depression, and anxiety. Additionally, these results were maintained after controlling for general psychological flexibility, contributing to the incremental validity of the BI-AAQ.
This study suggests that changes in body image psychological flexibility meaningfully predict changes in various treatment outcomes of interest, including eating disorder risk, quality of life, and general mental health. Findings indicate that body image psychological flexibility might be a viable target for eating disorder treatment.
本研究旨在考察治疗过程中身体意象心理灵活性的变化对各种结果变量的影响。
参与者包括 103 名被诊断为饮食障碍的女性住院患者。收集了治疗前和治疗后的数据，这些数据检查了身体意象心理灵活性、一般心理灵活性、症状严重程度和其他结果变量。
在控制体重指数、抑郁和焦虑后，身体意象心理灵活性的变化显著预测了除强迫症症状外的所有结果测量值的变化。此外，在控制一般心理灵活性后，这些结果仍然成立，这增加了 BI-AAQ 的有效性。
本研究表明，身体意象心理灵活性的变化可以很好地预测各种治疗结果，包括饮食障碍风险、生活质量和一般心理健康。研究结果表明，身体意象心理灵活性可能是饮食障碍治疗的一个可行目标。
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