[{"publisher":"BioMed Central","abstract":[{"text":"Background\r\nMany young women are dissatisfied with their bodies. This study investigated the effect on current body dissatisfaction levels of a newly developed evaluative conditioning procedure that paired self-similar and self-dissimilar images of bodies with positive and neutral affective images, respectively. We hypothesized that learning the contingency that self-similar bodies predict positive affectivity is one process that could aid in explaining how these procedures function.\r\nMethods\r\nAdult women without disordered eating pathology participated in an online experiment with random assignment to an intervention or a control condition. All participants initially rated body images in self-similarity and were subsequently asked to categorize positive and neutral images by valence as quickly and accurately as possible. In the intervention condition, self-similar bodies systematically preceded positive images, and self-dissimilar images preceded neutral images, creating a similar body → positive contingency. Pairings in the control condition were unsystematic such that no contingency was present. We measured categorization latencies and accuracies to infer contingency learning as well as current body dissatisfaction immediately before and after exposure to the pairings. All participants further completed measures of trait body image concerns and disordered eating psychopathology at baseline, which we examined as moderators of an expected relation between condition assignment, contingency learning, and body dissatisfaction improvements.\r\nResults\r\nWe analyzed data from N = 173 women fulfilling the inclusion criteria. Moderated mediation analyses showed that assignment to the intervention (vs. control) condition predicted increased similar body → positive contingency learning, which in turn predicted improved body dissatisfaction post-intervention, but only among women with higher pre-existing trait body image concerns or disordered eating levels.\r\nConclusions\r\nThe findings point toward the relevancy of further exploring the utility of pairing procedures. Similar body → positive contingency learning predicted improved body dissatisfaction in individuals with normatively high body image concerns, which suggests pairing procedures could help inform future research on reducing body dissatisfaction.","lang":"eng"}],"year":"2024","doi":"10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2050-2974"]},"publication":"Journal of Eating Disorders","status":"public","title":"How evaluative pairings improve body dissatisfaction in adult women: evidence from a randomized-controlled online study","pmid":"1","user_id":"83781","publication_status":"published","author":[{"first_name":"Katharina","last_name":"Dumstorf","full_name":"Dumstorf, Katharina"},{"first_name":"Georg","orcid":"0000-0002-9529-2215","last_name":"Halbeisen","id":"85780","full_name":"Halbeisen, Georg"},{"full_name":"Paslakis, Georgios","last_name":"Paslakis","first_name":"Georgios"}],"type":"scientific_journal_article","place":"London","citation":{"short":"K. Dumstorf, G. Halbeisen, G. Paslakis, Journal of Eating Disorders 12 (2024).","ama":"Dumstorf K, Halbeisen G, Paslakis G. How evaluative pairings improve body dissatisfaction in adult women: evidence from a randomized-controlled online study. <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i>. 2024;12(1). doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4\">10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4</a>","apa":"Dumstorf, K., Halbeisen, G., &#38; Paslakis, G. (2024). How evaluative pairings improve body dissatisfaction in adult women: evidence from a randomized-controlled online study. <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i>, <i>12</i>(1), Article 18. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4\">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4</a>","havard":"K. Dumstorf, G. Halbeisen, G. Paslakis, How evaluative pairings improve body dissatisfaction in adult women: evidence from a randomized-controlled online study, Journal of Eating Disorders. 12 (2024).","bjps":"<b>Dumstorf K, Halbeisen G and Paslakis G</b> (2024) How Evaluative Pairings Improve Body Dissatisfaction in Adult Women: Evidence from a Randomized-Controlled Online Study. <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i> <b>12</b>.","ieee":"K. Dumstorf, G. Halbeisen, and G. Paslakis, “How evaluative pairings improve body dissatisfaction in adult women: evidence from a randomized-controlled online study,” <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i>, vol. 12, no. 1, Art. no. 18, 2024, doi: <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4\">10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4</a>.","van":"Dumstorf K, Halbeisen G, Paslakis G. How evaluative pairings improve body dissatisfaction in adult women: evidence from a randomized-controlled online study. Journal of Eating Disorders. 2024;12(1).","ufg":"<b>Dumstorf, Katharina/Halbeisen, Georg/Paslakis, Georgios</b>: How evaluative pairings improve body dissatisfaction in adult women: evidence from a randomized-controlled online study, in: <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i> 12 (2024), H. 1.","chicago":"Dumstorf, Katharina, Georg Halbeisen, and Georgios Paslakis. “How Evaluative Pairings Improve Body Dissatisfaction in Adult Women: Evidence from a Randomized-Controlled Online Study.” <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i> 12, no. 1 (2024). <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4\">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4</a>.","chicago-de":"Dumstorf, Katharina, Georg Halbeisen und Georgios Paslakis. 2024. How evaluative pairings improve body dissatisfaction in adult women: evidence from a randomized-controlled online study. <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i> 12, Nr. 1. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4\">10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4</a>, .","din1505-2-1":"<span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Dumstorf, Katharina</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Halbeisen, Georg</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Paslakis, Georgios</span>: How evaluative pairings improve body dissatisfaction in adult women: evidence from a randomized-controlled online study. In: <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i> Bd. 12. London, BioMed Central (2024), Nr. 1","mla":"Dumstorf, Katharina, et al. “How Evaluative Pairings Improve Body Dissatisfaction in Adult Women: Evidence from a Randomized-Controlled Online Study.” <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i>, vol. 12, no. 1, 18, 2024, <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4\">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4</a>."},"volume":12,"isi":"1","external_id":{"isi":["001148311200002"],"pmid":["38268007"]},"date_created":"2026-03-25T13:36:06Z","issue":"1","_id":"13576","article_number":"18","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"intvolume":"        12","keyword":["Evaluative conditioning","Body image","Eating disorders","Contingency learning","Psychotherapy","Pairing procedures"],"date_updated":"2026-03-27T08:34:20Z","department":[{"_id":"DEP1500"}],"quality_controlled":"1"},{"title":"Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating disorders","pmid":"1","publication_status":"published","user_id":"83781","author":[{"full_name":"Laskowski, Nora M.","last_name":"Laskowski","first_name":"Nora M."},{"first_name":"Georg","last_name":"Halbeisen","orcid":"0000-0002-9529-2215","full_name":"Halbeisen, Georg","id":"85780"},{"last_name":"Braks","first_name":"Karsten","full_name":"Braks, Karsten"},{"full_name":"Huber, Thomas J.J.","last_name":"Huber","first_name":"Thomas J.J."},{"full_name":"Paslakis, Georgios","first_name":"Georgios","last_name":"Paslakis"}],"citation":{"mla":"Laskowski, Nora M., et al. “Factor Structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in Adult Men with Eating Disorders.” <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i>, vol. 11, no. 1, 34, 2023, <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4\">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4</a>.","din1505-2-1":"<span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Laskowski, Nora M.</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Halbeisen, Georg</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Braks, Karsten</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Huber, Thomas J.J.</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Paslakis, Georgios</span>: Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating disorders. In: <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i> Bd. 11. London, BioMed Central (2023), Nr. 1","ufg":"<b>Laskowski, Nora M. u. a.</b>: Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating disorders, in: <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i> 11 (2023), H. 1.","van":"Laskowski NM, Halbeisen G, Braks K, Huber TJJ, Paslakis G. Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating disorders. Journal of Eating Disorders. 2023;11(1).","chicago-de":"Laskowski, Nora M., Georg Halbeisen, Karsten Braks, Thomas J.J. Huber und Georgios Paslakis. 2023. Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating disorders. <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i> 11, Nr. 1. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4\">10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4</a>, .","chicago":"Laskowski, Nora M., Georg Halbeisen, Karsten Braks, Thomas J.J. Huber, and Georgios Paslakis. “Factor Structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in Adult Men with Eating Disorders.” <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i> 11, no. 1 (2023). <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4\">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4</a>.","bjps":"<b>Laskowski NM <i>et al.</i></b> (2023) Factor Structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in Adult Men with Eating Disorders. <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i> <b>11</b>.","havard":"N.M. Laskowski, G. Halbeisen, K. Braks, T.J.J. Huber, G. Paslakis, Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating disorders, Journal of Eating Disorders. 11 (2023).","ieee":"N. M. Laskowski, G. Halbeisen, K. Braks, T. J. J. Huber, and G. Paslakis, “Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating disorders,” <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i>, vol. 11, no. 1, Art. no. 34, 2023, doi: <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4\">10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4</a>.","short":"N.M. Laskowski, G. Halbeisen, K. Braks, T.J.J. Huber, G. Paslakis, Journal of Eating Disorders 11 (2023).","apa":"Laskowski, N. M., Halbeisen, G., Braks, K., Huber, T. J. J., &#38; Paslakis, G. (2023). Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating disorders. <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i>, <i>11</i>(1), Article 34. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4\">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4</a>","ama":"Laskowski NM, Halbeisen G, Braks K, Huber TJJ, Paslakis G. Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating disorders. <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i>. 2023;11(1). doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4\">10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4</a>"},"type":"scientific_journal_article","place":"London","isi":"1","volume":11,"publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2050-2974"]},"doi":"10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4","year":"2023","abstract":[{"text":"Background\r\nPrevious investigations on the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) factor structures in men have been restricted to non-clinical settings, limiting conclusions about the factorial validity in men with eating disorders (ED). This study aimed to examine the factor structure of the German EDE-Q in a clinical group of adult men with diagnosed ED.\r\nMethods\r\nED symptoms were assessed using the validated German version of the EDE-Q. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) using principal-axis factoring based on polychoric correlations was conducted for the full sample (N = 188) using Varimax-Rotation with Kaiser-Normalization.\r\nResults\r\nHorn’s parallel analysis suggested a five-factor solution with an explained variance of 68%. The EFA factors were labeled “Restraint” (items 1, 3–6), “Body Dissatisfaction” (items 25–28), “Weight Concern” (items 10–12, 20), “Preoccupation” (items 7 and 8), and “Importance” (items 22 and 23). Items 2, 9, 19, 21, and 24 were excluded due to low communalities.\r\nConclusions\r\nFactors associated with body concerns and body dissatisfaction in adult men with ED are not fully represented in the EDE-Q. This could be due to differences in body ideals in men, e.g., the underestimation of the role of concerns about musculature. Consequently, it may be useful to apply the 17-item five-factor structure of the EDE-Q presented here to adult men with diagnosed ED.","lang":"eng"}],"publisher":"BioMed Central","status":"public","publication":"Journal of Eating Disorders","department":[{"_id":"DEP1500"}],"quality_controlled":"1","external_id":{"pmid":["36879335"],"isi":["000943959600001"]},"date_created":"2026-03-25T13:36:30Z","article_number":"34","_id":"13607","issue":"1","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"intvolume":"        11","date_updated":"2026-04-08T12:36:59Z","keyword":["Eating disorders","Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire","EDE-Q","Factor analysis","Men’s health","Body dissatisfaction","Muscularity"]}]