title: Effects of emotional acceptance and rumination on media-induced body dissatisfaction in anorexia and bulimia nervosa.
abstract: Body dissatisfaction is an important risk and maintaining factor for eating disorders. The aim of the present study was to experimentally test the effects of two emotion regulation strategies - acceptance and rumination - on media-induced body dissatisfaction in eating disorders.
  
  
  
  After watching pictures of thin models, women with anorexia nervosa (AN; n = 39) and bulimia nervosa (BN; n = 39) were encouraged to either use emotional acceptance or rumination to cope with their feelings. Body dissatisfaction and mood were repeatedly assessed.
  
  
  
  Acceptance significantly improved body dissatisfaction in women with BN. Rumination led to a significant increase of body dissatisfaction in both eating disorder groups. Results were independent from mood changes.
  
  
  
  Findings highlight the importance ruminative thinking may have in the aggravation of dissatisfaction with the own body in AN and BN. Results suggest that emotional acceptance is a useful strategy to regulate body dissatisfaction after exposure to thin-ideal media in BN.
authors.affiliation: University of Tübingen, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Schleichstraße 4, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. Electronic address: eva.naumann@uni-tuebingen.de.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Naumann
authors.affiliation: University of Freiburg, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Engelbergerstrasse 41, 79106 Freiburg, Germany. Electronic address: tuschen@psychologie.uni-freiburg.de.
authors.forename: Brunna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tuschen-Caffier
authors.affiliation: Schoen Clinic Roseneck, Am Roseneck 6, 83209 Prien, Germany. Electronic address: uvoderholzer@schoen-kliniken.de.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Voderholzer
authors.affiliation: University of Freiburg, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Engelbergerstrasse 41, 79106 Freiburg, Germany. Electronic address: johanna.schaefer@psychologie.uni-freiburg.de.
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.affiliation: University of Tübingen, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Schleichstraße 4, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. Electronic address: jennifer.svaldi@uni-tuebingen.de.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Svaldi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D019959:Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Acceptance; Body dissatisfaction; Eating disorders; Emotion regulation; Media; Rumination