Sybilla Blasczyk-Schiep1, Kaja Sokoła2, Karolina Fila-Witecka2, Miguel Kazén3. 1. Wrocław Department, Warsaw School of Social Psychology, Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ostrowskiego Street 30b, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland. sblasczyk-schiep@swps.edu.pl. 2. Wrocław Department, Warsaw School of Social Psychology, Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ostrowskiego Street 30b, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland. 3. University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We investigated dysfunctional cognitions about eating and body image in relation to personality styles in a group of professional models. METHOD: Dysfunctional cognitions in professional models (n = 43) and a control group (n = 43) were assessed with the 'Eating Disorder Cognition Questionnaire' (EDCQ), eating attitudes with the 'Eating Attitudes Test' (EAT), and personality with the 'Personality Styles and Disorders Inventory' (PSDI-S). RESULTS: Models had higher scores than controls on the EDCQ and EAT and on nine scales of the PSDI-S. Moderation analyses showed significant interactions between groups and personality styles in predicting EDCQ scales: The ambitious/narcissistic style was related to "negative body and self-esteem", the conscientious/compulsive style to "dietary restraint", and the spontaneous/borderline style to "loss of control in eating". CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that not all models are susceptible to dysfunctional cognitions about eating and body image. Models are at a higher risk of developing negative automatic thoughts and dysfunctional assumptions relating to body size, shape and weight, especially if they have high scores on the above personality styles.
OBJECTIVE: We investigated dysfunctional cognitions about eating and body image in relation to personality styles in a group of professional models. METHOD:Dysfunctional cognitions in professional models (n = 43) and a control group (n = 43) were assessed with the 'Eating Disorder Cognition Questionnaire' (EDCQ), eating attitudes with the 'Eating Attitudes Test' (EAT), and personality with the 'Personality Styles and Disorders Inventory' (PSDI-S). RESULTS: Models had higher scores than controls on the EDCQ and EAT and on nine scales of the PSDI-S. Moderation analyses showed significant interactions between groups and personality styles in predicting EDCQ scales: The ambitious/narcissistic style was related to "negative body and self-esteem", the conscientious/compulsive style to "dietary restraint", and the spontaneous/borderline style to "loss of control in eating". CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that not all models are susceptible to dysfunctional cognitions about eating and body image. Models are at a higher risk of developing negative automatic thoughts and dysfunctional assumptions relating to body size, shape and weight, especially if they have high scores on the above personality styles.
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Body image; Eating disorders; Personality styles; Self-regulation
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