Metacognition in patients with anorexia nervosa, dieting and non-dieting women: a preliminary study.

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OBJECTIVE: To explore metacognition in women with anorexia nervosa (AN), dieting and non-dieting women. METHOD: A cross-sectional study between groups design compared women with AN (n = 15), normal dieters (n = 17) and non-dieters (n = 18). A semi-structured interview was used to explore presence and content of explicit metacognitions and use of metacognitive control strategies. RESULTS: Explicit metacognitions and metacognitive control strategies were present in all three groups of women. T...

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Authors: Woolrich, R; Cooper, M; Turner, H

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 11-20
• Publication date: 2008-01-01
• DOI: 10.1002/erv.802
• EISSN: 1099-0968
• ISSN: 1072-4133
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Humans; Motivation; Cognition; Self-Assessment; Diet, Reducing; Body Image; Great Britain; Likelihood Functions; Adult; Models, Psychological; Cross-Sectional Studies; Anorexia Nervosa