Comparison of a gratitude-based and cognitive restructuring intervention for body dissatisfaction and dysfunctional eating behavior in college women. Issue 4 (8th August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wolfe, Wendy L.; Patterson, Kaitlyn
• Is Part Of: Eating disorders. Volume 25:Issue 4(2017)
• Page Start: 330
• Page End: 344
• Publication Date: 2017-08-08
• Subjects: Eating disorders -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Eating disorders -- Prevention -- Periodicals; 616.8526
• DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2017.1279908
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1064-0266

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Researchers have investigated the efficacy of a gratitude intervention for decreasing body dissatisfaction (BD) in an internet treatment-seeking sample and demonstrated it worked equally well to decrease BD as cognitive restructuring. We extend this research by testing the efficacy of a gratitude intervention on BD, along with common sequelae of BD: dysfunctional eating, negative mood, and depressive symptoms. Females were randomly assigned to Gratitude, Cognitive Restructuring, or Control conditions. Pre- to post-intervention period comparisons found the gratitude intervention to perform better than the other conditions at increasing body esteem, decreasing BD, reducing dysfunctional eating, and reducing depressive symptoms.