Assessing body image in anorexia nervosa using biometric self-avatars in virtual reality: Attitudinal components rather than visual body size estimation are distorted

Body image disturbance (BID) is a core symptom of anorexia nervosa (AN), but as yet distinctive features of BID are unknown. The present study aimed at disentangling perceptual and attitudinal components of BID in AN. We investigated n = 24 women with AN and n = 24 controls. Based on a three-dimensi...

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Published in:	Psychological medicine Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 642 - 653
Main Authors:	Mölbert, S. C., Thaler, A., Mohler, B. J., Streuber, S., Romero, J., Black, M. J., Zipfel, S., Karnath, H.-O., Giel, K. E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.2018
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Anorexia Anorexia Nervosa - psychology Attitude Attitudes Bias Biometrics Biometry Body image Body Image - psychology Body image disturbances Body size Body Weight Bulimia Case-Control Studies Cognition & reasoning Computer applications Correlation analysis Distinctive features Eating disorders Estimation Experiments Female Human body Humans Identity Medical research Original Original Articles Patients Psychophysics Psychosomatic medicine Psychotherapy Self evaluation Self image Symptoms Virtual Reality Weight control Weight Perception Women Womens health Young Adult Germany Anorexia nervosa eating disorders body size estimation body image disturbance
ISSN:	0033-2917, 1469-8978, 1469-8978
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