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Does self-referent cognition act as a mediator between mood and body image
(1999)
Depression and dysphoria have often been cited as emotional states that
exacerbate both body size distortion and body dissatisfaction. The specific cause of this
association has recently been the subject of empirical ...
Dieting practices, influences, beliefs and self-concept of female high school students
(1991)
There has been a recent explosion of interest in anorexia nervosa and
bulimia nervosa. There are many social influences which are thought to
encourage women to strive for unrealistic thinness. The suggestion that with
early ...
Relationships between self-discrepancies, emotions and depression in males and females
(1993)
Self-discrepancy theory postulates that individuals who experience selfdiscrepancies
feel uncomfortable, or disturbed, and may manifest emotional
problems such as depression, dejection or agitation. This study examined ...
Effects of perceived competence and goal orientations on task persistence and affect in physical activity : a test of Dweck and Leggett's motivation theory
(1990)
This study tested Dweck and Leggett’s (1988) social cognitive model of motivation in the
physical domain. It investigated the effects of perceived competence (PC) and goal orientation
(GO) on affective and behavioral ...