A naturalistic study of fat talk and its behavioral and affective consequences |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States;2. Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States;3. Neuropsychiatric Research Institute and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Fargo, ND, United States;4. Departments of Psychiatry and Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States;5. Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden;1. Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, Norfolk, Virginia, United States;2. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, United States;1. School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, 3125, Australia;2. Center for Social and Early Emotional Development, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, 3125, Australia;3. School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia;4. Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, United States;5. Cairnmillar Institute, Hawthorn East, Victoria, 3123, Australia;1. University of Georgia, USA;2. Appalachian State University, USA |
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| Abstract: | Fat talk is a style of verbal expression among young women involving negative self-statements, complaints about physical appearance, and weight management. This research used ecological momentary assessment to examine the impact of naturalistic fat talk experiences on body dissatisfaction, body checking, negative affect, and disordered eating behaviors. We examined trait self-objectification as a moderator. Sixty-five female college students completed a baseline questionnaire and responded to questions when randomly prompted by palm pilot devices for five days. Results indicated fat talk is common and associated with greater body dissatisfaction, body checking, negative affect, and disordered eating behaviors. Fat talk participation was associated with greater body checking than overhearing fat talk. Greater trait self-objectification was associated with greater body dissatisfaction and body checking following fat talk. These results suggest that fat talk negatively impacts the cognitions, affect, and behavior of young women and has increased negative effects for women higher in self-objectification. |
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| Keywords: | Fat talk Body dissatisfaction Body checking Disordered eating EMA |
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