Purpose Fitspiration (also known as “fitspo”) aims to inspire individuals to exercise and have
healthy habits, but emerging research indicates that exposure to it can have a negative …

Objective: Evidence for attentional biases to weight‐and shape‐related information in
women with eating concerns is inconclusive. Method: We investigated whether body …

Objective To provide a preliminary, systematic exploration of some features associated with
the experience of 'feeling fat'. Method Women with anorexia nervosa (N= 16), women who …

Binge eating is the most common disordered eating symptom and can lead to the
development of obesity. Previous self-report research has supported the hypothesis that …

Shame has been highlighted as a key component of eating psychopathology. However, the
specific impact of body image shame on binge eating and the mechanisms through which it …

Objective: Research has demonstrated that emotional eating (eating induced by negative
affect or distress) is associated with overconsumption and weight gain. This study tests …

Talk about physical appearance and body image is common among young women. We
investigated how body talk (negative, positive/self-accepting, and co-ruminative) is related to …

Based upon the escape theory (Baumeister, 1991; Heatherton & Baumeister, 1991) and the
emotional cascade model (Selby, Anestis, & Joiner, 2008), it was hypothesized that body …

Purpose Despite the growing interest in binge eating, research on this public health problem
in male samples is limited. Indeed, the examination of underlying emotional mechanisms …

This multi-method, two-study investigation tested the hypothesis that, controlling for guilt and
negative affect, shame increases following binge eating. Support for this hypothesis …