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diagnostically-matched subjects with a typical age of AN onset
(TAO, <25 yrs). Participants were given a battery of clini-
cian-administered interviews and self-report questionnaires.
RESULTS: In study 1, after 5 yrs post-treatment, there were
no significant differences found between groups in the areas
of chronicity, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, eating disorder
symptoms, or quality of life. Findings from Study 2 indicate
that at 6 yrs post treatment, LAO subjects were significantly
worse in the areas of chronicity, depression, stress manage-
ment, and quality of life. Groups did not differ at follow-up in
the areas of eating disorder symptoms, anxiety, or self-es-
teem. CONCLUSION: When treating adults diagnosed with
AN, age of onset is a more important predictor of outcome
than age at intake. Adults with a LAO may require additional
follow-up services to prevent poor, long-term outcomes.
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Psychological distress among sisters of young females
with eating disorders: The mediating role of negative
sibling relationships and sense of coherence
Miri Givon
1
, Ruth Katz
2
, Yael Latzer
1,2
, Keren Berger
2
1
Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel,
2
University of Haifa,
Haifa, Israel
Few studies have examined sibling relationships in families
that have a child with an ED. The aim of this study was to
explore the mediating role of sibling relationships and sense
of coherence for the psychological state of the sister without
the ED. Participants were 60 females, aged 13-31 years old,
including 30 who had a sister with an ED (study group) and
30 without (controls). The participants completed self-report
questionnaires on demographic attributes, depression, psy-
chological distress, sibling relationships, and sense of coher-
ence. Results showed that the sisters in the study group had
higher levels of depression and negative sibling relationships
than those in the control group, with a significant correlation
found between them. A significant negative correlation was
also found between sense of coherence and depression. A
negative relationship with the sister who had an ED was found
to be a mediating variable for the depression level of the sister
without the ED.
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IN FAVOR OF MYSELF - PROMOTING POSITIVE SELF &
BODY IMAGE AMONG YOUTH IN ISRAEL
MORIA GOLAN
1,2,3
1
Shahaf, Community Services for the Management of
Weight-Related Problems, Tel Aviv, Israel,
2
Tel Hai College,
Upper Galilee, Israel,
3
School of Nutritional Sciences, the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
Objectives
This study examines the effect of an interactive,
community-based media literacy and dissonance health edu-
cation program named
In Favor of Myself
on self image, body
image, eating attitudes and behaviors of young adolescents.
Methods
The program’s materials contain a detailed guide for
facilitators and eight interactive sessions.
Leaders’ training
is
provided to ensure quality program delivery. Evaluation of pro-
gram satisfaction was performed with more than 900 partici-
pants. A controlled trail was conducted to evaluate its accept-
ability efficacy and effectiveness among 300 participants aged
12-14 years.
Results
The program significantly reduced the
drive for thinness and self worth contingent by others approval
as well as the gap between girl current body figure and ideal
figure and the impact of mood on self image. Superiority was
found among those participated in the intervention group
compared to the waiting list control in respect to recognizing
media strategies, influence of media on wish to change, how
much appearance influence self confidence and drive for
thinness. More than 80% of the 2000 participants said they
will recommend the program to their friends.
Conclusions
In
Favor of Myself’
is a friendly interactive media literacy and dis-
sonance health education program with promising results for
young adolescents in respect to strengthening ability to cope
with adolescence challenges.
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BULIMIA NERVOSA: CAN SHORT TERM FASTING CAUSE
INCREASED IMPULSIVITY IN A NON-CLINICAL SAMPLE?
Maxine E Howard
1
, Lucy Serpell
1
, Jonathan P Roiser
2
1
Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology,
University College London, London, United Kingdom,
2
Insti-
tute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London,
London, United Kingdom
Bulimia Nervosa (BN) is characterised as a disorder of poor
impulse control. The dysfunctional and impulsive eating
patterns observed in BN are thought to stem from increased
dietary restraint, coupled with high disinhibition. Although
studies have shown an association between calorie restriction
and impulsivity, this relationship still remains unclear. In order
to examine the causal influence of dietary restraint on impul-
sivity, we conducted a within-subjects repeated measures de-
sign, administering four neuropsychological tests of different
elements of impulsivity to a non-clinical sample. Participants
(
N
=33) attended two testing sessions, once after fasting for 20
hours and once when satiated. Results indicated that short-
term fasting caused participants to become significantly more
reflective and less impulsive in their decision making on the
Information Sampling Task (Clark Robbins, Ersche and Saha-
kian, 2006). Additionally, the other tasks revealed no differ-
ence in performance between fasting and satiated conditions.
Therefore, the notion of increased impulsive behaviour as a
consequence of chronic dietary restraint was not supported.
Previous research indicates a link between past dieting suc-
cess and impulsivity in BN, rather than current calorie depri-
vation. Future research could investigate the possibility that
the combination of high disinhibition and impulsive personality
traits determines dietary behaviour, acting as a risk factor for
the development of BN.
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LOOK YOURSELF BEAUTIFUL: ON THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF TRADITIONAL VS. POSITIVE BODY EXPOSURE ON
BODY SATISFACTION
Anita Jansen
1
, Vera Voorwinde
1
, Yvette Hoebink
1
, Marlies
Rekkers
2
, Carolien Martijn
1
, Sandra Mulkens
1
1
Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands,
2
Mental
Health Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Body dissatisfaction is a risk factor for the development of eat-
ing disorders and for relapse after eating disorder treatment.
Strategies to increase body satisfaction have hardly been
studied in a systematic way. Although body exposure using a
mirror is rather frequently done in clinical practice, it is unclear
what exactly happens during the exposure and what the
effects of the exposure are. In pre-clinical studies we found
that body dissatisfaction is related to selective visual attention
for body parts perceived to be unattractive whereas body
satisfaction is related to selective attention for attractive body
parts
1,2
. In this study we tested whether a short (5 sessions)
exposure treatment to attractive body parts would induce a
significantly larger increase in body satisfaction than exposure
to body parts that are perceived to be most unattractive. The
data are highly interesting and will be discussed.
1
Jansen,
A., Nederkoorn, C. & Mulkens, S. (2005). Selective visual
attention for ugly and beautiful body parts in eating disorders.
Behaviour Research and Therapy, 43,
183-196.
2
Smeets,
E., Jansen, A. & Roefs, A. (2011). Bias for the (un)attractive
self: On the role of attention in causing body (dis)satisfaction.
Health Psychology, 30
, 360 - 367.
POSTER SESSION 2 ABSTRACTS