title: Comparison of a gratitude-based and cognitive restructuring intervention for body dissatisfaction and dysfunctional eating behavior in college women.
abstract: Researchers have investigated the efficacy of a gratitude intervention for decreasing body dissatisfaction (BD) in an internet treatment-seeking sample and demonstrated it worked equally well to decrease BD as cognitive restructuring. We extend this research by testing the efficacy of a gratitude intervention on BD, along with common sequelae of BD: dysfunctional eating, negative mood, and depressive symptoms. Females were randomly assigned to Gratitude, Cognitive Restructuring, or Control conditions. Pre- to post-intervention period comparisons found the gratitude intervention to perform better than the other conditions at increasing body esteem, decreasing BD, reducing dysfunctional eating, and reducing depressive symptoms.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Armstrong State University , Savannah , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Wendy L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Armstrong State University , Savannah , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Kaitlyn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult