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The effect of attention on body size adaptation and body dissatisfaction

This study included three experiments investigating the effect of attention on body size adaptation and body dissatisfaction. Participants (n = 370 women in total) were trained to attend towards either high or low fat body stimuli, using a modified dot probe task. We manipulated the experimental setting (online versus face to face) and the stimulus-onset asynchrony of the dot probe task (500ms versus 100ms). For each experiment, we analysed the effect of the attention training on: 1) attention to subsequently-presented high versus low fat body stimuli, 2) visual adaptation to body size, and 3) body dissatisfaction. We did not obtain informed consent to share the participant data; therefore, we have not included our original data sheet in this deposit. However, we have included a synthetic data sheet created from our original data sheet.

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Creator(s) Thea House, Ian Stephen, Ian Penton-Voak, Kevin Brooks
Publication date 02 Feb 2022
Language eng
Publisher University of Bristol
Licence Non-Commercial Government Licence for public sector information
DOI 10.5523/bris.eb3tz0onvuld2qwqrxc1z3q7d
Citation Thea House, Ian Stephen, Ian Penton-Voak, Kevin Brooks (2022): The effect of attention on body size adaptation and body dissatisfaction. https://doi.org/10.5523/bris.eb3tz0onvuld2qwqrxc1z3q7d
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