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Title: The Moderating Effect of Suggestibility on the Relationship between Body Mass Index and Body Dissatisfaction in Women
Author: Meschberger-Annweiler, Franck-Alexandre
Ascione, Mariarca
Porras-García, Bruno
Mendoza-Medialdea, María Teresa
Ferrer, Marta (Ferrer García)
Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
Keywords: Salut mental
Trastorns de la conducta alimentària
Pes corporal
Control social
Mental health
Eating disorders
Body weight
Social control
Issue Date: 8-Aug-2024
Publisher: MDPI
Abstract: Body dissatisfaction (BD) has been consistently linked to adverse consequences on mental health and overall well-being, and is recognized as a significant contributing factor in the initiation and persistence of eating disorders (EDs). Empirical evidence has demonstrated that an elevated body mass index (BMI) and media influence and pressure about a thin ideal heighten the risk of subsequent BD. Moreover, suggestibility, a propensity to accept and act upon messages without critical evaluation, has been shown to be positively associated with greater susceptibility to the influence of sociocultural messages that endorse the thin ideal. This study aimed to assess whether suggestibility moderates the association between BMI and BD in women. Methods: A total of 117 women completed assessments using the Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3) BD subscale and the Suggestibility Inventory, which encompasses a general suggestibility index and a subscale that evaluates susceptibility to influence by others. We conducted moderation analyses employing the PROCESS macro, with BMI as the central predictor, BD as the outcome variable, and suggestibility and its subscale as moderators. Results: The findings revealed statistically significant positive moderating interactions for both the general suggestibility index and susceptibility to influence by others. Specifically, women who exhibited high levels of suggestibility and susceptibility to influence by others demonstrated a more pronounced increase in BD as their BMI increased. Conclusions: These outcomes are in line with the sociocultural model of EDs, suggesting that greater susceptibility to external influences amplifies the impact of societal pressures to conform to thin ideals.
Note: Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164647
It is part of: Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024, vol. 13, num.16, 4647
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/223332
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164647
ISSN: 2077-0383
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