Межличностная чувствительность, страх негативной оценки внешности и стыд собственного тела у девочек-подростков с расстройствами пищевого поведения

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<p><strong>Study relevance.</strong> Recent years have been marked by the rising frequency of eating disorders (EDs) and the growing popularity of various weight control behaviors in adolescents. Although numerous studies have shown that interpersonal functioning is impaired in people with EDs, personal traits reinforcing these impairments have not been studied enough. <strong>Objective</strong>. The study focused on the relationship between interpersonal sensitivity, fear of negative appearance evaluation, body shame and weight control behaviors in clinical (n=54) and community (n=54) samples of adolescent girls (aged 13—17). <strong>Method</strong>. The participants filled out a survey and 3 measures in person. The measures included Interpersonal Sensitivity Measure (Boyce, Parker, 1989; Razvaliaeva, Polskaya, 2021), Fear of Negative Appearance Evaluation scale (Lundgren et al., 2004; Razvaliaeva, Polskaya, 2020), and Phenomenological Body Shame Scale-Revised (Siegel et al., 2021). <strong>Results</strong>. Girls with EDs reported food restrictions, purging, body measurements and multiple weight control behaviors, whereas girls from the community sample reported engaging in sports as a weight control behavior. Fear of negative appearance evaluation, body shame and interpersonal sensitivity score significantly higher in girls with EDs; the first 2 traits are also related to numerous weight control behaviors. <strong>Conclusion</strong>. The study was the first to show that interpersonal sensitivity, fear of negative appearance evaluation and body shame were more pronounced in Russian-speaking adolescent girls with EDs, especially in girls with numerous weight control behaviors.</p>