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Manipulating the sensation of feeling fat: The role of alexithymia, interoceptive sensibility and perfectionism

Aimee E. Pink Orcid Logo, Claire Williams Orcid Logo, Michelle Lee Orcid Logo, Hayley Young, Sophie Harrison, Amy Eldred Davies, Menna Price Orcid Logo

Physiology & Behavior, Volume: 239, Start page: 113501

Swansea University Authors: Aimee E. Pink Orcid Logo, Claire Williams Orcid Logo, Michelle Lee Orcid Logo, Hayley Young, Menna Price Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113501

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Objective: Feeling fat reflects difficulties in processing emotions and is an important aspect of body image and eating disorders. The current study aimed to develop a novel social comparison manipulation to induce feeling fat and to explore personality traits that may increase an individual’s vulne...

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