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Plasencia, Maribel. Network analysis of risk factors targeted in eating disorders prevention. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3VH5S2B

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TitleNetwork analysis of risk factors targeted in eating disorders prevention
NamePlasencia, Maribel (author); Wilson, G. Terence (chair); Selby, Edward (internal member); Karlin, Robert (internal member); Rutgers University; School of Graduate Studies
Date Created2018
Other Date2018-01 (degree)
SubjectPsychology, Eating disorders--Prevention
Extent1 online resource (vii, 43 p. : ill.)
DescriptionAlthough research has employed traditional statistical approaches to identify risk factors that may be targeted in eating disorders prevention, the current paper seeks to analyze such risk factors through the use of network analysis in a sample of women who underwent the Body Project. It was hypothesized that targeted risk factors (e.g., thin-ideal internalization) would be connected to more proximal risk factors (e.g., body satisfaction) which would be connected to observable bulimic symptomology (e.g., episodes of binge-eating and purging). Additionally, it was hypothesized that weight and shape concern would share edges with bulimic symptomatology and to risk factors, as over-evaluation of shape and weight is a transdiagnostic mechanism that maintains eating disorders. The second aim of this research was to test whether this network significantly changed as a result of the intervention through the use of network comparison analysis. Finally, analyses sought to evaluate whether network structures differed between those who endorsed binge eating at baseline and those who did not. Network analyses revealed no edge between thin-ideal internalization and other risk factors at an edge threshold of 0.2. Additionally, no risk factors shared edges with bulimic symptomatology although they shared edges with shape and weight concern. Finally, network comparison revealed no difference between network structures derived from those who endorsed binge eating at baseline versus those who did not. Results suggest that a theoretical target of thin-ideal internalization may be less central to a network of eating disorder risk factors. Instead, the success of the Body Project may be attributed to its effect on other factors.
NoteM.S.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Noteby Maribel Plasencia
Genretheses, ETD graduate
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3VH5S2B
Languageeng
CollectionSchool of Graduate Studies Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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