This article reviews the conceptualization and empirical evidence of the midlevel process
called cognitive defusion. First, it presents examples of cognitive fusion and cognitive …

Previous research investigated the role of social media use and perceived socio-cultural
pressure as predictors of the endorsement of ideal body stereotypes. However, not much …

The incidence of disordered eating among athlete populations is considerably higher than in
the general population. Less well understood is the body image-related emotional …

Individuals with eating disorders (EDs) may be particularly susceptible to body image
related cognitive fusion (ie, excessive entanglement with one's body image related thoughts …

Physical activity levels during the COVID-19 pandemic have been decreasing and this may
be a risk factor for development of emotional eating and its associated factors. The aim of the …

Methods: Cross-sectional study, using questionnaires to evaluate demographics, body
figure, shape and image dissatisfaction; in addition to anthropometrics like BMI and FFM-I …

Background Since many aspects of functioning can affect body image, the aim of our study
was to assess whether the relationship between body image-related negative emotions or …

Objectives The objective is to determine association of age, gender, BMI, body image (body
satisfaction, body appearance), depression, unhealthy weight control behaviors with …

This cross-sectional study investigated the associations of obesity and body dissatisfaction
(BD) with health-related biopsychosocial parameters in adolescents, and the magnitude of …

Cognitive Fusion (CF) limits behavior by perceiving thoughts as real events. It is a crucial
process in the evaluation and intervention of contextual therapies. Its measurement is …