title: Depressed mood and concern with weight and shape in normal young women.
abstract: The possible role of depression in accentuating the concerns with weight and shape found in some members of the normal female population was investigated using mood induction procedures. A depressed mood was induced in two groups of normal young women; a group placing a high personal value on shape or weight, and a group placing a low value on shape and weight. The concerns with shape were significantly elevated in the former group compared with the latter. This result is consistent with a mechanism for the development of a disturbance in body image proposed by Cooper and Taylor (British Journal of Psychiatry 153 [Suppl. 2] 20-22, 1988).
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Warneford Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Cohen-Tovée
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires