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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

The Interaction of Body Talk and Body Dissatisfaction on Disordered Eating Among Adolescent Boys

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Social

  • David Farris
    Eastern Michigan University
  • Chong Chow
    Eastern Michigan University
  • Ellen Hart
    Eastern Michigan University
  • Aidan Schmitt
    Eastern Michigan University
  • Ahmad Zalt
    Eastern Michigan University
  • Clara Nelsen
    Eastern Michigan University

Abstract

This research examined the moderating role of body dissatisfaction in the relationship between negative body talk and disordered eating in adolescent boys. Participants completed questionnaires that assessed eating attitude, body attitude, and body talk. Results showed that body dissatisfaction moderated the relationship between negative body talk and disordered eating.

Adolescent