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Using the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure to Compare Implicit Pro-Thin/Anti-Fat Attitudes of Patients With Anorexia Nervosa and Non-Clinical Controls |
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| Authors: | Thomas Parling Martin Cernvall Ian Stewart Dermot Barnes-Holmes Ata Ghaderi |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology , Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden thomas.parling@psyk.uu.se;3. Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences , Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden;4. School of Psychology , National University of Ireland , Galway , Ireland;5. Department of Psychology , National University of Ireland , Maynooth , Ireland;6. Department of Psychology , Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden |
| Abstract: | Implicit pro-thin/anti-fat attitudes were investigated among a mixed group of patients with full and sub-threshold Anorexia Nervosa (n = 17), and a matched-age control group (n = 17). The Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) was employed to measure implicit pro-thin and anti-fat attitudes towards Self and Others in addition to “striving for thinness” and “avoidance of fatness.” The clinical group showed an implicit pro-fat attitude towards Others and stronger anti-fat attitudes towards Self and avoidance of fatness compared with controls. The findings are discussed in relation to the over-evaluation of weight and shape in the clinical group. |
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