--- _id: '13576' abstract: - lang: eng 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." article_number: '18' author: - first_name: Katharina full_name: Dumstorf, Katharina last_name: Dumstorf - first_name: Georg full_name: Halbeisen, Georg id: '85780' last_name: Halbeisen orcid: 0000-0002-9529-2215 - first_name: Georgios full_name: Paslakis, Georgios last_name: Paslakis citation: ama: '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). doi:10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4' apa: 'Dumstorf, K., Halbeisen, G., & Paslakis, G. (2024). How evaluative pairings improve body dissatisfaction in adult women: evidence from a randomized-controlled online study. Journal of Eating Disorders, 12(1), Article 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4' bjps: 'Dumstorf K, Halbeisen G and Paslakis G (2024) How Evaluative Pairings Improve Body Dissatisfaction in Adult Women: Evidence from a Randomized-Controlled Online Study. Journal of Eating Disorders 12.' chicago: 'Dumstorf, Katharina, Georg Halbeisen, and Georgios Paslakis. “How Evaluative Pairings Improve Body Dissatisfaction in Adult Women: Evidence from a Randomized-Controlled Online Study.” Journal of Eating Disorders 12, no. 1 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4.' 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. Journal of Eating Disorders 12, Nr. 1. doi:10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4, .' din1505-2-1: 'Dumstorf, Katharina ; Halbeisen, Georg ; Paslakis, Georgios: How evaluative pairings improve body dissatisfaction in adult women: evidence from a randomized-controlled online study. In: Journal of Eating Disorders Bd. 12. London, BioMed Central (2024), Nr. 1' 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).' ieee: 'K. Dumstorf, G. Halbeisen, and G. Paslakis, “How evaluative pairings improve body dissatisfaction in adult women: evidence from a randomized-controlled online study,” Journal of Eating Disorders, vol. 12, no. 1, Art. no. 18, 2024, doi: 10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4.' mla: 'Dumstorf, Katharina, et al. “How Evaluative Pairings Improve Body Dissatisfaction in Adult Women: Evidence from a Randomized-Controlled Online Study.” Journal of Eating Disorders, vol. 12, no. 1, 18, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4.' short: K. Dumstorf, G. Halbeisen, G. Paslakis, Journal of Eating Disorders 12 (2024). ufg: 'Dumstorf, Katharina/Halbeisen, Georg/Paslakis, Georgios: How evaluative pairings improve body dissatisfaction in adult women: evidence from a randomized-controlled online study, in: Journal of Eating Disorders 12 (2024), H. 1.' 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).' date_created: 2026-03-25T13:36:06Z date_updated: 2026-03-27T08:34:20Z department: - _id: DEP1500 doi: 10.1186/s40337-024-00975-4 external_id: isi: - '001148311200002' pmid: - '38268007' intvolume: ' 12' isi: '1' issue: '1' keyword: - Evaluative conditioning - Body image - Eating disorders - Contingency learning - Psychotherapy - Pairing procedures language: - iso: eng place: London pmid: '1' publication: Journal of Eating Disorders publication_identifier: eissn: - 2050-2974 publication_status: published publisher: BioMed Central quality_controlled: '1' status: public title: 'How evaluative pairings improve body dissatisfaction in adult women: evidence from a randomized-controlled online study' type: scientific_journal_article user_id: '83781' volume: 12 year: '2024' ... --- _id: '13616' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Objective\r\nBody dissatisfaction is an important risk factor for developing eating disorders. This study investigated whether pairing images of normatively “healthy” weight bodies of women with positive stimuli, and images of bodies outside the healthy range (e.g., underweight) with neutral stimuli, could improve body dissatisfaction.\r\nMethods\r\nWe compared behavioral and rating data from 121 adult women who participated in an online study and were randomly assigned to an intervention condition (in which healthy body mass predicted positive stimuli) or a control condition (with no contingency between body mass and stimulus valence).\r\nResults\r\nBehavioral data showed that women in the intervention condition, compared to the control condition, learned to associate healthy bodies with positive valence. Having learned to associate healthy bodies with positive valence, in turn, predicted reductions in body dissatisfaction. The intervention and control conditions were not directly associated with changes in body dissatisfaction.\r\nConclusion\r\nLearning to associate healthy bodies with any positive stimuli could be a relevant mechanism for understanding and predicting improvements in women's body dissatisfaction. Further research is required regarding the impact of contingency learning on the evaluation of other bodies, and the selection of other bodies for body-related social comparison processes." author: - first_name: Elena M. full_name: Tullius, Elena M. last_name: Tullius - first_name: Georg full_name: Halbeisen, Georg id: '85780' last_name: Halbeisen orcid: 0000-0002-9529-2215 - first_name: Georgios full_name: Paslakis, Georgios last_name: Paslakis citation: ama: Tullius EM, Halbeisen G, Paslakis G. Can evaluative pairings of others’ bodies improve body dissatisfaction indirectly? A randomized-controlled online study with adult women. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2024;180:340-348. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.11.012 apa: Tullius, E. M., Halbeisen, G., & Paslakis, G. (2024). Can evaluative pairings of others’ bodies improve body dissatisfaction indirectly? A randomized-controlled online study with adult women. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 180, 340–348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.11.012 bjps: Tullius EM, Halbeisen G and Paslakis G (2024) Can Evaluative Pairings of Others’ Bodies Improve Body Dissatisfaction Indirectly? A Randomized-Controlled Online Study with Adult Women. Journal of Psychiatric Research 180, 340–348. chicago: 'Tullius, Elena M., Georg Halbeisen, and Georgios Paslakis. “Can Evaluative Pairings of Others’ Bodies Improve Body Dissatisfaction Indirectly? A Randomized-Controlled Online Study with Adult Women.” Journal of Psychiatric Research 180 (2024): 340–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.11.012.' chicago-de: 'Tullius, Elena M., Georg Halbeisen und Georgios Paslakis. 2024. Can evaluative pairings of others’ bodies improve body dissatisfaction indirectly? A randomized-controlled online study with adult women. Journal of Psychiatric Research 180: 340–348. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.11.012, .' din1505-2-1: 'Tullius, Elena M. ; Halbeisen, Georg ; Paslakis, Georgios: Can evaluative pairings of others’ bodies improve body dissatisfaction indirectly? A randomized-controlled online study with adult women. In: Journal of Psychiatric Research Bd. 180. Amsterdam [u.a.] , Elsevier BV (2024), S. 340–348' havard: E.M. Tullius, G. Halbeisen, G. Paslakis, Can evaluative pairings of others’ bodies improve body dissatisfaction indirectly? A randomized-controlled online study with adult women, Journal of Psychiatric Research. 180 (2024) 340–348. ieee: 'E. M. Tullius, G. Halbeisen, and G. Paslakis, “Can evaluative pairings of others’ bodies improve body dissatisfaction indirectly? A randomized-controlled online study with adult women,” Journal of Psychiatric Research, vol. 180, pp. 340–348, 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.11.012.' mla: Tullius, Elena M., et al. “Can Evaluative Pairings of Others’ Bodies Improve Body Dissatisfaction Indirectly? A Randomized-Controlled Online Study with Adult Women.” Journal of Psychiatric Research, vol. 180, 2024, pp. 340–48, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.11.012. short: E.M. Tullius, G. Halbeisen, G. Paslakis, Journal of Psychiatric Research 180 (2024) 340–348. ufg: 'Tullius, Elena M./Halbeisen, Georg/Paslakis, Georgios: Can evaluative pairings of others’ bodies improve body dissatisfaction indirectly? A randomized-controlled online study with adult women, in: Journal of Psychiatric Research 180 (2024),  S. 340–348.' van: Tullius EM, Halbeisen G, Paslakis G. Can evaluative pairings of others’ bodies improve body dissatisfaction indirectly? A randomized-controlled online study with adult women. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2024;180:340–8. date_created: 2026-03-25T14:37:24Z date_updated: 2026-03-25T15:16:51Z department: - _id: DEP1500 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.11.012 intvolume: ' 180' keyword: - Evaluative conditioning - Body image - Eating disorders - Contingency learning - Psychotherapy language: - iso: eng page: 340-348 place: 'Amsterdam [u.a.] ' publication: Journal of Psychiatric Research publication_identifier: eissn: - '1879-1379 ' issn: - 0022-3956 publication_status: published publisher: Elsevier BV quality_controlled: '1' status: public title: Can evaluative pairings of others’ bodies improve body dissatisfaction indirectly? A randomized-controlled online study with adult women type: scientific_journal_article user_id: '83781' volume: 180 year: '2024' ...