A5087797969- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Dietary Effects on Health
- Consumer Retail Behavior Studies
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Children's Hospital at Westmead
2023-2024
The University of Sydney
2023-2024
Sydney Children's Hospital
2023
Macquarie University
2018-2020
Background and aims Most individuals with hoarding disorder (HD) are prone to excessively acquiring new possessions. Understanding the factors that contribute this collecting behavior will allow us develop better treatment approaches for HD. The aim of study was test our assumption an anxious attachment style is associated a tendency anthropomorphize comforting objects inability tolerate distress, which in turn leads excessive acquisition. Methods A total 361 participants subclinical...
Depression and eating disorders are heightened for adolescents with obesity. Clinical reviews alongside self-report questionnaires important to ensure appropriate intervention.
Individuals who meet criteria for compulsive buying-shopping disorder (i.e., acquiring problems only) or hoarding and discarding problems) may acquire possessions to compensate unmet belonging needs, but do so in different ways. Those with objects that they believe will relieve the distress associated needs (e.g., distract comfort), whereas those achieve have interpersonal connotations). Accordingly, this study examined whether a belongingness threat would drive individuals excessively...
People who hoard form intense attachments to their possessions and save items for sentimental instrumental reasons. Feeling socially excluded may encourage these individuals anthropomorphize objects (i.e., perceive them as human-like) fulfill unmet belonging needs, which increase the values of objects, then lead stronger object attachment.We randomly assigned 331 participants with excessive acquisition tendencies be excluded, included, or overincluded in an online ball-tossing game before...
Adolescent obesity requires effective and accessible treatment. Intensive dietary interventions have the potential to be used as adjunctive therapy for behavioral weight management.
The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy, safety and acceptability a 4-week very-low-energy diet (VLED) program for adolescents with obesity. Adolescents (13–17 years) obesity ≥1 obesity-related complication were Fast Track Health 52-week randomized controlled trial participants. undertook micronutrient-complete VLED (800 kcal/day), weekly dietitian support. Anthropometric data recorded at baseline week-4 side-effects day 3–4, week-1, -2, -3 -4. completed an survey week-4. A total...