Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
The present cross-sectional study investigated whether psychological flexibility mediates the association between self-concealment and disordered eating (DE) symptoms among non-clinical college students. Data of 209 male and female participants (nfemale = 165), aged 18-22 years old, were used for analyses. Self-concealment was found to be positively associated with DE symptoms (i.e., general eating disorder symptoms and eating disorder-related cognitions) and negatively associated with psychological flexibility. Psychological flexibility was inversely associated with DE symptoms. Finally, psychological flexibility was found to mediate the association between self-concealment and DE symptoms after accounting for gender, ethnic background, and body mass index (BMI).
Recommended Citation
Masuda, Akihiko; Boone, M. S.; and Timko, C. A., "The role of psychological flexibility in the relationship between self-concealment and disordered eating symptoms" (2011). Psychology Faculty Publications. 93.
https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/psych_facpub/93
Comments
“NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Eating Behaviors. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in
Masuda, A., Boone, M. S., & Timko, C. A. (2011). The role of psychological flexibility in the relationship between self-concealment and disordered eating symptoms. Eating Behaviors, 12, 131-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2011.01.007