State body dissatisfaction predicts momentary positive and negative affect but not weight control behaviors: An ecological momentary assessment study

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dc.contributor.authorSala, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorLinde, Jennifer A.
dc.contributor.authorCrosby, Ross D.
dc.contributor.authorPacanowski, Carly R.
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-1560-649xen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-30T19:40:01Z
dc.date.available2023-10-30T19:40:01Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstract__Purpose__ Body dissatisfaction is ubiquitous in our society and leads to eating disorders. Longitudinal research suggests that higher body dissatisfaction predicts higher negative affect and unhealthy weight control behaviors over time. However, no study has assessed how body dissatisfaction impacts affect and weight control behaviors in the moment. In the current study, we examined the momentary relationships between body dissatisfaction, affect and weight control behaviors using ecological momentary assessment. __Methods__ Female college students (N = 67) completed measures of state body dissatisfaction, affect, and weight control behaviors across fourteen days using ecological momentary assessment. __Results__ Greater body dissatisfaction significantly predicted lower subsequent positive affect and higher subsequent negative affect, but positive and negative affect did not predict subsequent body dissatisfaction. Daily average body dissatisfaction was not significantly associated with daily engagement in either healthy or unhealthy weight control behaviors. __Conclusion__ Short-term negative effects of body dissatisfaction on affect were apparent. Targeting body dissatisfaction may be important for improving affect. Level of evidence Level IV, multiple time series without intervention.en_US
dc.description.sponsorship__Funding__ The study was funded by a grant to Dr. Pacanowski by the University of Delaware Research Foundation. The University of Delaware Research Foundation had no role in the study design, collection, analysis or interpretation of the data, writing the manuscript, or the decision to submit the paper for publication.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSala, M., Linde, J. A., Crosby, R. D., & Pacanowski, C. R. (2021). State body dissatisfaction predicts momentary positive and negative affect but not weight control behaviors: An ecological momentary assessment study. Eating and Weight Disorders: EWD, 26(6), 1957–1962. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-020-01048-6en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-020-01048-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://link-springer-com.ezproxy.yu.edu/article/10.1007/s40519-020-01048-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/9399
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEating and Weight Disorders: EWD;26(6)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectBody dissatisfactionen_US
dc.subjecteating disordersen_US
dc.subjectweight control behaviorsen_US
dc.subjectecological momentary assessmenten_US
dc.titleState body dissatisfaction predicts momentary positive and negative affect but not weight control behaviors: An ecological momentary assessment studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
local.yu.facultypagehttps://www.yu.edu/faculty/pages/sala-margareten_US

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