Negative body image: Relationships with heightened disgust propensity, disgust sensitivity, and self-directed disgust.

Consistent with the view that disgust might be involved in persistent body dissatisfaction, there is preliminary evidence showing a positive correlation between measures of negative body image and indices of both trait disgust and self-directed disgust. In two correlational studies among undergradua...

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Main Authors: Paula von Spreckelsen, Klaske A Glashouwer, Elise C Bennik, Ineke Wessel, Peter J de Jong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5988313?pdf=render