Depressed mood and concern with weight and shape in normal young women
- 1 September 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Eating Disorders
- Vol. 14 (2) , 223-227
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1098-108x(199309)14:2<223::aid-eat2260140213>3.0.co;2-g
Abstract
The possible role of depression in accentuating the concerns with weight and shape found in some members of the normal female population was investigated using mood induction procedures. A depressed mood was induced in two groups of normal young women; a group placing a high personal value on shape or weight, and a group placing a low value on shape and weight. The concerns with shape were significantly elevated in the former group compared with the latter. This result is consistent with a mechanism for the development of a disturbance in body image proposed by Cooper and Taylor (British Journal of Psychiatry 153[Suppl. 2]20–22, 1988). © 1993 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Keywords
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