The Social Self, Body Dissatisfaction, and Binge Eating in Obese Females
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Obesity Research
- Vol. 2 (1) , 24-27
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1550-8528.1994.tb00040.x
Abstract
We examined the relationship of the social self to body dissatisfaction and to binge eating in two clinical samples of obese females. In the first study, with 32 nonbingeing obese females, social self measures of Public Self‐Consciousness and Social Anxiety were positively correlated with body dissatisfaction. Self‐esteem was negatively correlated with body dissatisfaction. In the second study, 11 obese binge eaters were compared with 11 matched nonbingeing obese females. Binge eaters were characterized by significantly higher levels of social anxiety and body dissatisfaction than the obese nonbingeing controls. These findings support the hypothesized links of social self concerns to body dissatisfaction and to binge eating in obese females.Keywords
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