Liana Abascal
University of California, San Diego
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Pediatrics | 2006
C. Barr Taylor; Susan E. Bryson; Angela Celio Doyle; Kristine H. Luce; Darby Cunning; Liana Abascal; Roxanne Rockwell; Alison E. Field; Ruth H. Striegel-Moore; Andrew J. Winzelberg; Denise E. Wilfley
OBJECTIVE. Our purpose with this work was to examine the relationship between negative comments about weight, shape, and eating and social adjustment, social support, self-esteem, and perceived childhood abuse and neglect. METHODS. A retrospective study was conducted with 455 college women with high weight and shape concerns, who participated in an Internet-based eating disorder prevention program. Baseline assessments included: perceived family negative comments about weight, shape, and eating; social adjustment; social support; self-esteem; and childhood abuse and neglect. Participants identified 1 of 7 figures representing their maximum body size before age 18 and parental maximum body size. RESULTS. More than 80% of the sample reported some parental or sibling negative comments about their weight and shape or eating. Parental and sibling negative comments were positively associated with maximum childhood body size, larger reported paternal body size, and minority status. On subscales of emotional abuse and neglect, most participants scored above the median, and nearly one third scored above the 90th percentile. In a multivariate analysis, greater parental negative comments were directly related to higher reported emotional abuse and neglect. Maximum body size was also related to emotional neglect. Parental negative comments were associated with lower reported social support by family and lower self-esteem. CONCLUSIONS. In college women with high weight and shape concerns, retrospective reports of negative comments about weight, shape, and eating were associated with higher scores on subscales of emotional abuse and neglect. This study provides additional evidence that family criticism results in long-lasting, negative effects.
Eating Disorders | 2006
Kathryn Graff Low; Swita Charanasomboon; Jill Lesser; Katie Reinhalter; Rachel Martin; Hannah Jones; Andy Winzelberg; Liana Abascal; C. Barr Taylor
Computer-based delivery of health-related psychoeducational programming is increasingly popular. In the present study, 72 non-symptomatic undergraduate women were randomized to an Internet-based prevention program for eating disorders with or without accompanying discussion groups, or a control group. Sixty-one of the women (84%) completed the Student Bodies program, and were assessed at short and eight–nine month follow-up. Participation in the program resulted in better outcomes across all groups compared to controls, and women in the unmoderated discussion group appeared to have the most reduction in risk. Benefits of the program continued at follow-up. Decrease in risk also was associated with time spent using the Internet-based program. The present study suggests that the use of Student Bodies may reduce risk of eating and body image concerns over the long term, and that moderation of discussion groups may not be essential for successful outcomes. Further research on larger samples will help determine the degree to which discussion groups or the Student Bodies program alone are effective.
Archives of General Psychiatry | 2006
C. Barr Taylor; Susan W. Bryson; Kristine H. Luce; Darby Cunning; Angela Celio Doyle; Liana Abascal; Roxanne Rockwell; Pavarti Dev; Andrew J. Winzelberg; Denise E. Wilfley
Diabetes Care | 2003
C. Barr Taylor; Nancy Houston Miller; Kelly R. Reilly; George Greenwald; Darby Cunning; Allison Deeter; Liana Abascal
International Journal of Eating Disorders | 2004
Corinna Jacobi; Liana Abascal; C. Barr Taylor
Archive | 2002
Jennifer Bruning Brown; Andrew J. Winzelberg; Liana Abascal; C. Barr Taylor
International Journal of Eating Disorders | 2004
Liana Abascal; Jennifer Bruning Brown; Andrew J. Winzelberg; Parvati Dev; C. Barr Taylor
Psychiatric Annals | 2002
C. Barr Taylor; Kenneth Jobson; Andy Winzelberg; Liana Abascal
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | 2013
Emily E. Ventura; Patricia A. Ganz; Julienne E. Bower; Liana Abascal; Laura Petersen; Annette L. Stanton; Catherine M. Crespi
International Journal of Eating Disorders | 2005
Kristine H. Luce; Megan I. Osborne; Andrew J. Winzelberg; Smita Das; Liana Abascal; Angela A. Celio; Denise E. Wilfley; Derek Stevenson; Parvati Dev; C. Barr Taylor