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MIRROR COGNITIONS AND BEHAVIOURS IN PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR BODY SHAPE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2004

Clare Farrell ,
Roz Shafran  and
Christopher G. Fairburn
Clare Farrell
Affiliation:
Oxford University, UK
Roz Shafran
Affiliation:
Oxford University, UK
Christopher G. Fairburn
Affiliation:
Oxford University, UK
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Abstract

The present study aimed to test the hypothesis that women with high shape concern would differ in their use of mirrors from women with low levels of shape concern. The “Mirror Questionnaire” was completed by 150 women, half of whom had high levels of shape concern. The findings support the notion that women with high shape concern differ from those with low concern in their use of mirrors, and argue for further investigation of the role of mirror cognitions and behaviours in the maintenance of body image disturbance.

Keywords

Shape concernmirrorscheckingbody image
Type
Brief Clinical Reports
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , April 2004 , pp. 225 - 229
Copyright
2004 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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