Family dysfunction and bulimic psychopathology: The mediating role of shame

Murray, Clare; Waller, Glenn; Legg, Charles

doi:10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(200007)28:1<84::aid-eat10>3.0.co;2-r

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“…Results were consistent with previous research, suggesting that external shame is linked to depressive symptomatology [4,13], eating disordered psychopathology [e.g., 19], and also to perfectionistic self-presentation focused on body image [20]. Moreover, our study corroborated a positive and strong association between body image-related perfectionistic self-presentation and eating psychopathology severity [23;Ferreira et al, 2015], and extended the literature revealing a positive and moderate correlation with depressive symptomatology.…”

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confidence: 92%

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Seeking a perfect body look: feeding the pathogenic impact of shame?

Marta‐Simões

Ferreira

2015

Eat Weight Disord

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Shame feelings often lead individuals to adopt compensatory mechanisms, such as the minimization of the public display or disclosure of mistakes and the active promotion of perfect qualities, conceptualized as perfectionistic self-presentation. Although perfectionism is considered a central characteristic of disordered eating, the investigation on the specific domain of body image-related perfectionistic self-presentation and on its relationship with psychopathology is still scarce.The main aim of the present study was exploring the moderator effect of body image-related perfectionistic self-presentation on the associations of shame with depressive symptomatology, and with eating psychopathology, in a sample of 487 women.Results revealed that body image-related perfectionistic self-presentation showed a significant moderator effect on the relationships of external shame with depressive symptomatology, and with eating psychopathology severity, exacerbating shame's impact on this psychopathological indices. These findings appear to offer important clinical and investigational implications, highlighting the maladaptive character of such body image-focused strategies.

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“…Regarding eating psychopathology, shame has been regarded as a central feature [16,19,20]. In fact, several studies have shown that eating disorders' patients, when compared to nonclinical groups, report higher levels of shame even after treatment [16,19,21,22].…”

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Seeking a perfect body look: feeding the pathogenic impact of shame?

Marta‐Simões

Ferreira

2015

Eat Weight Disord

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“…Also, recent research shed light on the key role of negative emotional memories on self-identity and life story [14], operating as threatactivating memories associated with experiences of shame and a series of maladaptive emotional processes [21,22]. Although there are some evidences that suggest the role of painful early relational experiences in the engagement in disordered eating attitudes and behaviours [34,35], the impact of early peer-related affiliative memories on eating psychopathology remains scarcely investigated.…”

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“…To sum up, while warm, supportive and safe environments promote feelings of social safeness, affiliation and connectedness, facilitating the adaptive coping with personal failures and setbacks [e.g., 20], negative relational and emotional experiences can activate the threat system, which is associated with feelings of insecurity, such as shame, and potentially harmful defensive behaviours [21,22].…”

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How can the recall of early affiliative memories with peers influence on disordered eating behaviours?

2016

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The present study aimed to explore the role of early affiliative memories with peers on the adoption of disordered eating attitudes and behaviours through the mechanisms of external shame and self-judgment. The sample used in the current study comprised 632 women from the community, aged between 18 and 60 years old.The tested model explained 22% of eating psychopathology's variance and showed excellent model fit indices. Results indicated that the impact of the recall of early positive memories with peers on eating psychopathology was fully carried through the mechanisms of external shame and self-judgment. In fact, these findings seem to suggest that the lack of warm and safe affiliative memories with peers is linked with higher levels of shame (e.g., feelings of inferiority and inadequacy), and also with higher vulnerability to engage in maladaptive emotional strategies (such as self-judgmental attitudes), which appears to explain the increase of disordered eating behaviours.These findings contribute to the understanding of the impact of peer-related early affiliative memories on the engagement in disordered eating. Furthermore, this study has significant clinical implications, emphasizing the importance of targeting shame and maladaptive emotional strategies, especially in a context involving early adverse emotional experiences with peers.

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“…In the case of shame, a sizeable array of studies with adults clearly demonstrates that this emotion is related to a range of problems including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal ideation, and substance abuse (e.g., Andrews et al, 2000, Ashby et al, 2006, Ghatavi et al 2002, Harper & Arias, 2004, Murray et al, 2000, Sanftner et al, 1995, Stuewig & McCloskey, 2005.…”

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Remorse, psychopathology, and psychopathy among adolescent offenders.

Spice¹,

Viljoen²,

Douglas³

et al. 2015

Law and Human Behavior

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Remorse has long been important to the juvenile justice system. However, the nature of this construct has not yet been clearly articulated, and little research has examined its relationships with other theoretically and legally relevant variables. The present study was intended to address these issues by examining relationships among remorse, psychopathology, and psychopathy in a sample of adolescent offenders (N = 97) using the theoretically and empirically established framework of guilt and shame (Tangney & Dearing, 2002). Findings indicated that shame was positively related to behavioural features of psychopathy, whereas guilt was negatively related to psychopathic characteristics more broadly. In addition, shame was positively associated with numerous mental health problems whereas guilt was negatively associated with anger, depression, and anxiety. These results provide empirical support for theory that psychopathy is characterized by lack of remorse (e.g., Hare, 1991), and also underscore shame and guilt as potentially important treatment targets for adolescent offenders. Remorse 3Remorse, Psychopathology, and Psychopathy among Adolescent Offenders

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Family dysfunction and bulimic psychopathology: The mediating role of shame

Cited by 61 publications

References 13 publications

Seeking a perfect body look: feeding the pathogenic impact of shame?

Seeking a perfect body look: feeding the pathogenic impact of shame?

How can the recall of early affiliative memories with peers influence on disordered eating behaviours?

Remorse, psychopathology, and psychopathy among adolescent offenders.

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