To test the eating disorder expectancy theory contention that expectancies for reinforcement
from thinness play a causal role in body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptoms, the …

This study examined the influence of expectancies about rewards from thinness (RFT) on
unhealthy dieting. Females (N= 63) participated in a structured discussion about either the …

Objective Binge eating, the transdiagnostic risk associated with depression, and the eating
disorder‐specific risk associated with expectancies for reinforcement from thinness have …

Compensatory exercise (exercise performed in an effort to control weight/shape or in
response to caloric intake) and thinness expectancies (beliefs that thinness will improve the …

One's expectancies for reinforcement from eating or from thinness are thought to represent
summaries of one's eating-related learning history and to thus influence the development of …

This study examined social-emotional and cognitive factors in relation to eating disorder
symptoms in 84 female undergraduates. Sensitivity to criticism and rejection-sensitivity …

Instruments for measuring learned expectations for reinforcement from eating and from
dieting and thinness were constructed and validated. Five eating reinforcement …

Despite stereotypes to the contrary, women of diverse racial backgrounds, including Black
women, experience disordered eating symptoms. While there has been an increase in …

Although loss of perceived control has been implicated in the development of eating
disorders, previous research has not directly tested the relationship between perceived …

Objective To demonstrate the validity of two measures of eating and dieting expectancies
(The Eating Expectancy Inventory [EEI] and the Thinness and Restricting Expectancy …