title: Are all models susceptible to dysfunctional cognitions about eating and body image? The moderating role of personality styles.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We investigated dysfunctional cognitions about eating and body image in relation to personality styles in a group of professional models.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dysfunctional cognitions in professional models (n = 43) and a control group (n = 43) were assessed with the 'Eating Disorder Cognition Questionnaire' (EDCQ), eating attitudes with the 'Eating Attitudes Test' (EAT), and personality with the 'Personality Styles and Disorders Inventory' (PSDI-S).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Models had higher scores than controls on the EDCQ and EAT and on nine scales of the PSDI-S. Moderation analyses showed significant interactions between groups and personality styles in predicting EDCQ scales: The ambitious/narcissistic style was related to "negative body and self-esteem", the conscientious/compulsive style to "dietary restraint", and the spontaneous/borderline style to "loss of control in eating".
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results indicate that not all models are susceptible to dysfunctional cognitions about eating and body image. Models are at a higher risk of developing negative automatic thoughts and dysfunctional assumptions relating to body size, shape and weight, especially if they have high scores on the above personality styles.
authors.affiliation: Wrocław Department, Warsaw School of Social Psychology, Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ostrowskiego Street 30b, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland. sblasczyk-schiep@swps.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Sybilla
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blasczyk-Schiep
authors.affiliation: Wrocław Department, Warsaw School of Social Psychology, Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ostrowskiego Street 30b, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Kaja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sokoła
authors.affiliation: Wrocław Department, Warsaw School of Social Psychology, Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ostrowskiego Street 30b, 53-238, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Karolina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fila-Witecka
authors.affiliation: University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kazén
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality; D012649:Self Concept; D000068356:Self-Control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Body image; Eating disorders; Personality styles; Self-regulation