Efficacy of the Eat Breathe Thrive Recovery Protocol Delivered Virtually to Adults Recovering From Eating Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: Current treatments for eating disorders have limited effectiveness, leaving over half of patients unremitted. The evaluation of emerging interventions to support recovery is therefore critical. This study evaluated the efficacy and acceptability of an innovative, virtual intervention for eating disorders (Eat Breathe Thrive; EBT-R).

Perceived similarity determines social comparison effects of more and less physically active others.

This research tested whether the effects of physical activity (PA) comparisons depend on the perceived similarity to comparison standards. In 3 experimental studies, participants compared themselves to a more or a less physically active person. Results showed that perceived similarity determined comparison outcomes: Participants' PA self-evaluation and self-efficacy were higher when focusing on similarities with more (vs less) (Study 1) and dissimilarities with less (vs more) active others (Study 1 and 2).

Appearance Comparisons and Eating Pathology: A Moderated Serial Mediation Analysis Exploring Body Image Flexibility and Body Appreciation as Mediators and Self-Compassion as Moderator.

Comparing one's body against the bodies of others is related to lower positive body image and higher eating pathology. Underlying mechanisms as well as protective factors of these relationships are yet to be discovered. The present study examined body image flexibility and body appreciation as potential mediators of the association between appearance comparisons and eating disorder psychopathology.

Eating disorders, embodiment, and yoga: a conceptual overview.

Yoga and its relation to embodiment and disordered eating has only recently received research attention. Nevertheless, early research indicates that yoga is an effective tool in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. It is assumed that yoga ameliorates eating disorder symptoms and facilitates a shift from negative towards positive body image and well-being by cultivating positive embodiment (i.

The effects of yoga on functionality appreciation and additional facets of positive body image.

This study investigated the effects of yoga on functionality appreciation, and the potential mechanisms that could explain the impact of yoga on additional facets of positive body image. Young adult women (N = 114; M = 22.19) were randomised to a 10-week Hatha yoga programme or waitlist control group.