Data: Disgust in anorexia nervosa: testing a theoretical model connecting negative body image to disgust propensity, disgust sensitivity, and self-disgust

Importantly, earlier research in non-clinical samples provided preliminary evidence that this relationship could be statistically accounted for by self-disgust. The current study tested the robustness of this finding and examined if this pattern would also be evident when including individuals with and without clinically diagnosed anorexia nervosa (AN).

In addition, we tested whether the relationship between self-disgust and negative body image would be especially pronounced in individuals with high disgust sensitivity. Finally, we explored whether body checking and body avoidance could statistically account for the relationship between self-disgust and negative body image. To test these hypotheses, female adolescents with (n = 64) and without (n = 62) AN diagnosis completed questionnaires administered online.