"I don't want them to judge me": Separating out the role of fear of negative evaluation, neuroticism, and low self-esteem in eating disorders.

Clague, CA; Prnjak, K; Mitchison, D

"I don't want them to judge me": Separating out the role of fear of negative evaluation, neuroticism, and low self-esteem in eating disorders.

Clague, CA Prnjak, K Mitchison, D

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Eat Behav, 2023, 49, pp. 101708
Issue Date:: 2023-04

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dc.contributor.author	Clague, CA
dc.contributor.author	Prnjak, K
dc.contributor.author	Mitchison, D
dc.date.accessioned	2023-09-07T00:53:33Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-13
dc.date.available	2023-09-07T00:53:33Z
dc.date.issued	2023-04
dc.identifier.citation	Eat Behav, 2023, 49, pp. 101708
dc.identifier.issn	1471-0153
dc.identifier.issn	1873-7358
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/171964
dc.description.abstract	Fear of negative evaluation (FNE) is a transdiagnostic risk factor that has an important role in eating disorder (ED) onset and maintenance, as well as other psychopathologies. However, no research has explored whether FNE has associations with probable ED status when accounting for related vulnerabilities, and whether this relationship changes across gender and weight status. The current study sought out to explore how FNE explains probable ED status above and beyond heightened neuroticism and low self-esteem, with gender and BMI serving as potential moderators of this relationship. Participants were 910 university students (85 % females) aged 18-26 years (Mage = 19.90; SDage = 2.06) living in Australia, who completed measures of psychological distress, personality, self-esteem, FNE, and ED status. Logistic regression analysis showed that FNE was associated with probable ED status. This relationship was stronger among individuals with underweight and healthy-weight, whilst an interaction with gender was not significant. These findings shed light on the unique role FNE has in probable ED status across gender, which appears to be more pronounced in those with a lower BMI. Therefore, FNE should be considered as a potential target in ED screening and early intervention alongside other important transdiagnostic risk factors.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
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dc.subject	1699 Other Studies in Human Society, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Clinical Psychology
dc.subject.classification	5201 Applied and developmental psychology
dc.subject.classification	5203 Clinical and health psychology
dc.subject.classification	5205 Social and personality psychology
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dc.subject.mesh	Self Concept
dc.subject.mesh	Feeding and Eating Disorders
dc.subject.mesh	Risk Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Risk Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Fear
dc.subject.mesh	Self Concept
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dc.subject.mesh	Feeding and Eating Disorders
dc.subject.mesh	Neuroticism
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dc.subject.mesh	Humans
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dc.subject.mesh	Neuroticism
dc.subject.mesh	Fear
dc.subject.mesh	Self Concept
dc.subject.mesh	Feeding and Eating Disorders
dc.subject.mesh	Risk Factors
dc.title	"I don't want them to judge me": Separating out the role of fear of negative evaluation, neuroticism, and low self-esteem in eating disorders.
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Abstract:

Fear of negative evaluation (FNE) is a transdiagnostic risk factor that has an important role in eating disorder (ED) onset and maintenance, as well as other psychopathologies. However, no research has explored whether FNE has associations with probable ED status when accounting for related vulnerabilities, and whether this relationship changes across gender and weight status. The current study sought out to explore how FNE explains probable ED status above and beyond heightened neuroticism and low self-esteem, with gender and BMI serving as potential moderators of this relationship. Participants were 910 university students (85 % females) aged 18-26 years (Mage = 19.90; SDage = 2.06) living in Australia, who completed measures of psychological distress, personality, self-esteem, FNE, and ED status. Logistic regression analysis showed that FNE was associated with probable ED status. This relationship was stronger among individuals with underweight and healthy-weight, whilst an interaction with gender was not significant. These findings shed light on the unique role FNE has in probable ED status across gender, which appears to be more pronounced in those with a lower BMI. Therefore, FNE should be considered as a potential target in ED screening and early intervention alongside other important transdiagnostic risk factors.

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