Positive Psychology and Subclinical Eating Disorders

Kirsten, Doret Karen; Plessis, Wynand F. du

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“…The focus on well-being as a treatment goal emphasizes the role of positive emotions, which might act as buffers against the deleterious effects of ED symptomatology ( Brannan and Petrie, 2011 ). Following this vein, some authors have proposed the inclusion of positive psychology strategies for the prevention and treatment of patients with ED ( Steck et al, 2004 ; Kirsten and du Plessis, 2013 ). It is claimed that the development of interventions focused on improving well-being and meaning in life on patients with ED could act as a protective factor against the negative impact of ED symptoms and body dissatisfaction by promoting a more positive attitude toward the self ( Brannan and Petrie, 2011 ; Góngora, 2014 ).…”

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Implementation of a Positive Technology Application in Patients With Eating Disorders: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial

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Background: Positive psychological interventions (PPIs) have been suggested to produce benefits in patients with eating disorders (ED) by improving well-being, which might act as a buffer of the harmful effects caused by the disorder. Best Possible Self (BPS) is a PPI which consists of writing and envisioning a future where everything has turned out in the best possible way. In this regard, positive technology (PT) can be of considerable benefit as it allows to implement specific PPIs that have already shown efficacy.Objective: This study tested the preliminary efficacy of the BPS exercise implemented through a PT application and carried out for 1 month, in improving positive functioning measures, compared to a control condition, in patients with ED. Follow-up effects were also explored at 1 and 3 months later.Methods: This is a pilot randomized controlled trial, with two experimental conditions. Participants were 54 outpatients, who were receiving ongoing specialized treatment in ED services. 29 participants were randomly allocated to the BPS intervention and 25 to the control exercise. The sample was composed mostly by females and the mean age was 27 years. In the intervention group, participants had to write about their BPS. In the control group participants had to write about their daily activities. The exercise was conducted through the Book of Life, which is a PT application that allows users to add multimedia materials to the written content. Measures of future expectations, affect, dispositional optimism, hope and self-efficacy were assessed at different time frames.Results: Findings showed that all participants improved over time and there were no statistically significant differences between conditions on the specific measures. These effects were not influenced by prior levels of ED severity. Within-group effect sizes indicate a greater benefit for the participants in the BPS condition, compared to the control condition, on nearly all the measures.Conclusion: Results indicated that PT produced modest improvements in patients with EDs that are receiving current treatment for ED. More empirical attention is needed to explore the potential benefits of PPIs as supporting tools in the prevention and treatment of EDs.Trial registration: clinicaltrails.gov Identifier: NCT03003910, retrospectively registered December 27, 2016.

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Implementation of a Positive Technology Application in Patients With Eating Disorders: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial

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“…Given the potential benefits of well-being in the recovery process, some authors have defended the inclusion of interventions designed to improve wellbeing in patients with ED as a way to buffer the negative impact of ED symptoms and body dissatisfaction . In this regard, the inclusion of positive psychology interventions (PPIs) in the prevention and treatment of patients with ED disorders has been suggested (Kirsten & du Plessis, 2013;. These PPIs have been shown to be effective for patients with depression or anxiety disorders, either as a whole treatment or as a specific component of larger interventions .…”

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Eficacia de las intervenciones psicológicas positivas orientadas al futuro: estudios experimentales con población general y clínica

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Positive Psychology and Subclinical Eating Disorders

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Implementation of a Positive Technology Application in Patients With Eating Disorders: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial

Implementation of a Positive Technology Application in Patients With Eating Disorders: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial

Eficacia de las intervenciones psicológicas positivas orientadas al futuro: estudios experimentales con población general y clínica

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