Ferrer, Marta (Ferrer García)Porras-García, BrunoMiquel Nabau, HelenaSerrano Troncoso, EduardoCarulla-Roig, MartaGutiérrez Maldonado, José2024-04-052024-04-0520211554-8716https://hdl.handle.net/2445/209391Body-related attentional bias (AB) experienced by anorexia nervosa (AN) patients has been associated with body image disturbances and other eating disorders (ED)-related symptoms. The aim of this study was to assess whether the body-related AB reported by AN patients before a virtual reality (VR)-based body exposure therapy predicted worse clinical outcomes after treatment. Thirteen AN outpatients participatedin the study. AB was recorded using an eye-tracker incorporated in a VR-Head Mounted Display. Results showed that AN patients attended to their weight-related body parts for longer and more frequently than to their non-weight-related body parts. Statistically significant (p<.05) negative and positive correlations between pre-intervention bodyrelated AB measures and the difference between pre- and post-assessment fear of gaining weight, body dissatisfaction, and body appreciation measures were also found. Showing higher body-related AB before the intervention marginally predicted a lower reduction of fear of gaining weight (p =.08 and p=.07) and body dissatisfaction (p = .05 and p=.06) at post-treatment, and significantly predicted a lower increase of body appreciation scores after the intervention (p<.001). Results suggest that body-related AB may reduce the efficacy of VR-based body exposure therapy in patients with AN6 p.application/pdfengcc-by-nc-nd (c) Interactive Media Institute, 2021http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Anorèxia nerviosaTrastorns de la conducta alimentàriaRealitat virtualAnorexia nervosaEating disordersVirtual realityinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article7465442024-04-05info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess