Validation of an interpretation bias assessment for body dissatisfaction |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Discipline of Psychology, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia;2. Psychology Department, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom;1. Department of Psychology, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel;2. Gender Studies Program and Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel;1. School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China;2. Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Southwest University, Chongqing, China;3. Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd., China;1. Florida State University, 600 W College Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA;2. University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Dr, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA |
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| Abstract: | Currently, research on interpretation bias and body dissatisfaction is limited. The few experimental paradigms that have been used to explore this phenomenon utilized a method that may not accurately capture the nature of interpretation bias as explained by cognitive theory. The present study investigated the reliability and validity of a novel computerized assessment of interpretation bias (WSAP) for body dissatisfaction, which may more accurately reflect the cognitive processing involved in such bias by implementing the Word Sentence Association Paradigm (WSAP), a previously established method of measuring interpretation bias in other clinical populations. Undergraduate females (n = 214) completed the WSAP and other measures. Results indicate initial support for the WSAP as a valid, reliable measure of interpretation bias for body dissatisfaction. Although preliminary, this study contributes to the minimal research in this area and serves as the first psychometric investigation of the WSAP to measure such interpretation bias for body dissatisfaction. |
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| Keywords: | Body dissatisfaction Cognitive bias Interpretation bias Eating disorders |
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