[Attitude change toward body image: the role of elaboration on attitude strength].

Cambio de actitudes hacia la imagen corporal: el efecto de la elaboración sobre la fuerza de las actitudes.

Publisher: Colegio Oficial de Psicológicas de Asturias Country of Publication: Spain NLM ID: 101189384 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0214-9915 (Print) Linking ISSN: 02149915 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Psicothema Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Oviedo, Spain : Colegio Oficial de Psicológicas de Asturias

Attitude* ; Body Image*; Psychotherapy/*methods; Adolescent ; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Young Adult

Attitude change toward body image: The role of elaboration on attitude strength. Attitudes toward body image have been shown to play a central role in the understanding and treating of eating disorders. In the present research, participants' attitudes toward their body image were changed through a persuasive procedure involving high mental elaboration (self-persuasion) or through a less engaging procedure involving less active participation (passive exposure). As expected, participants in these two groups showed more favourable attitudes toward their bodies than those in the control group. Despite that both treatments were equally efficient in changing attitudes, the strength associated with those attitudes was significantly different depending on the amount of thinking involved in the process of change. Specifically, attitudes were stronger in the high rather than low thinking group of treatment. This finding is important because the strength of the attitude may determine the long-term consequences of an intervention.

Date Created: 20100127 Date Completed: 20100603 Latest Revision: 20100126

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