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Manipulation Of Negative Social Evaluative Fears On Body Dissatisfaction And Eating Behaviors: Does Fear Of Social Evaluation Lead To Disordered Eating?, Cheri A. Levinson
Manipulation Of Negative Social Evaluative Fears On Body Dissatisfaction And Eating Behaviors: Does Fear Of Social Evaluation Lead To Disordered Eating?, Cheri A. Levinson
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Social anxiety and eating disorders are highly comorbid. Researchers have suggested that there may be shared vulnerabilities that underlie the development of these disorders. Two of these proposed vulnerabilities are fear of negative evaluation and social appearance anxiety (i.e., fear of negative evaluation specifically focused on one’s appearance). Regarding disordered eating, previous self-report research has found that social appearance anxiety may be especially relevant for body dissatisfaction, whereas fear of negative evaluation may be relevant for drive for thinness. In the current study I manipulated fear of negative evaluation and social appearance anxiety using a speech task in 160 undergraduate …