Research on Body Image and Disordered Eating:
Anxiety-Related Comorbidities and
Promising Intervention Strategies,
by subtopic


Links to abstracts for all peer-reviewed publications are included; just click on the gray DOI at the end of the reference. Links to conference symposia abstracts and full versions of conference posters will be uploaded soon. In the meantime, please let me know if you’d like me to send you a FULL version of anything listed below.

* = asterisk indicates student/mentee author.
***BOLDED = the more important, impactful, and/or “primary” studies. That is, if you only have time to dig into a couple, choose these.


Comorbidity
with Anxiety
and PTSD

Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts:

Menatti AR, Hopkins LB, Weeks JW, & Heimberg RG. (2015). Social anxiety and associations with eating psychopathology: Mediating effects of fears of evaluation. Body Image, 14, 20-28. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2015.02.003

DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, & Smits JAJ. (2013). Anxiety and disordered eating. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37.5, 887-889. doi: 10.1007/s10608-013-9565-9

***DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Medina JL, Davis ML, Presnell K, Powers MB, & Smits JAJ. (2013). Associations between fear of negative evaluation and eating pathology during intervention and 12-month follow-up. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37.5, 941-952. doi: 10.1007/s10608-013-9547-y

Conference Presentations:

Hopkins LB, Wong A, & Kimerling R. (2017, November). Eating pathology and associated mental health comorbidities in a nationally representative sample of woman veterans. Poster presented at the 51st Annual Convention of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (ABCT), San Diego, CA.

DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Medina JL, Presnell KE, & Smits JAJ. (2013, November). Social anxiety and eating pathology: The predictive roles of physical appearance comparison and fear of negative evaluation in the context of a prevention intervention. In A. R. Menatti & L. B. DeBoer (Hopkins) (Co-chairs), Sociocultural influences of eating pathology: The roles of anxiety and social-evaluative concerns. Symposium conducted at the 47th Annual Convention of ABCT, Nashville, TN.

Menatti AR, DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Weeks JW, & Heimberg RG. (2013, November). Social anxiety and associations with eating psychopathology: Mediating effects of fears of evaluation. In A. R. Menatti & L. B. DeBoer (Hopkins) (Co-chairs), Sociocultural influences of eating pathology: The roles of anxiety and social-evaluative concerns. Symposium conducted at the 47th Annual Convention of ABCT, Nashville, TN.

DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Toussaint JR*, Chapman K*, Baird SO*, & Smits JAJ. (2013, April). Effects of acute exercise and anxiety sensitivity on the urge to eat following CO2 challenge. Poster presented at the 33rd annual ADAA conference, La Jolla, CA.

DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Medina J, Presnell KE, & Smits JAJ. (2012, November). Longitudinal relations between fear of negative evaluation and eating disorder symptoms in the context of an eating disorder prevention program. Poster presented at the 46th Annual Convention of ABCT, National Harbor, MD.

DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Tart CD, Powers MB, & Smits JAJ. (2011, November). The roles of anxiety sensitivity, coping motives, and physical activity in binge eating. Symposium and poster conducted at the 45th Annual Convention of ABCT, Toronto.


Additional
Intervention Research

Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts:

***Kilpela LS, Schaumberg K, Hopkins LB, & Becker CB. (2017). Mechanisms of action during a dissonance-based intervention through 14-month follow-up: The roles of body shame and body surveillance. Body Image, 23, 171-175. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.10.003

Kilpela LS, DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Alley MC, Presnell KE, McGinley JW, & Becker CB. (2014). Distributed and condensed versions of a cognitive dissonance programme: Comparative effects on eating disorder symptoms and risk factors. Advances in Eating Disorders: Theory, Research, and Practice, 3, 34-47. doi: 10.1080/21662630.2014.957338

Conference Presentations:

***Hopkins LB, Kilpela LS, Schaumberg K, & Becker CB. (2016, November). Cross-sectional and longitudinal examination of the role of body shame in objectification theory. Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society (EDRS), New York, NY.

Hopkins LB, Vander Wal J, Hood MM, Wilson RE, Essayli JH, & Kelly M. (2015, November). Panelists in K. M. Vitousek (Chair). Integrating innovative cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness techniques in treatment for disordered eating. Panel Discussion at the 49th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Chicago, IL.

Hoover V, Corsica J, Hood M, Nackers L, Katterman S, DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, & Kuss B. (2014, April). Relation of stress-eating and perceived control over life stressors among a population of stress-eaters presenting for treatment. Poster presented at the 35th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of SBM, Philadelphia, PA.

Katterman S, Hood M, Nackers L, Hoover V, DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, & Corsica J. (2014, April). Dietary intake, eating behavior, and sleep in individuals presenting to treatment for stress-related eating. Poster presented at the 35th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of SBM, Philadelphia, PA.

DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Medina J, Presnell KE, & Smits JAJ. (2012, November). Longitudinal relations between fear of negative evaluation and eating disorder symptoms in the context of an eating disorder prevention program. Poster presented at the 46th Annual Convention of ABCT, National Harbor, MD.

DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Kilpela LS, West J, Alley MC, Presnell KE, & Becker CB. (2012, May). Distributed and condensed versions of an eating disorder prevention program: Effects on eating disorder risk factors and symptoms through 12-month follow-up. Poster presented at the annual International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED), Austin, TX.

Presnell KE, Alley (Madeley) MC, & DeBoer (Hopkins) LB. (2009, November). Predictors and moderators of eating disorder prevention interventions. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Convention of ABCT, New York, NY.


Yoga and Exercise as Complimentary Approaches

Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts:

Hopkins LB, Medina JM, Baird SO*, Rosenfield D, Powers MB, & Smits JAJ. (2016). Heated hatha yoga to target cortisol reactivity to stress and affective eating in women at risk for obesity-related illnesses: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 84, 558-564. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000091

Baird SO*, Hopkins LB, Medina JL, Rosenfield D, Powers MB, & Smits JAJ. (2015). Distress tolerance as a predictor of adherence to a yoga intervention: Moderating roles of BMI and body image. Behavior Modification, 40, 199-217.
doi: 10.1177/0145445515612401

DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Tart CD, Presnell KE, Powers MB, Baldwin A, & Smits JAJ. (2012). Physical activity as a moderator of the association between anxiety sensitivity and binge eating. Eating Behaviors, 13, 194-201.
doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.01.009

Conference Presentations:

Hopkins LB, Medina JL, Baird SO*, & Smits JAJ. (2018, April). Adherence and acceptability of a Bikram Yoga intervention: The roles of stress, distress tolerance, BMI, and body image. In J. Jacquart (Chair), Exercise for Mental Health: Impact of Exercise Prescription Variables and Adherence on Clinical Outcomes. Symposium presented at the 38th annual ADAA conference, Washington, DC.

Hopkins LB, Schaumberg K, Kilpela LS, & Smits JAJ. (2017, November). Emotion regulation mechanisms of a yoga intervention for eating pathology. In M. Sala (Chair), Exercise in individuals with disordered eating: How and for whom might it be beneficial? Symposium accepted to the 51st Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), San Diego, CA.

Hopkins LB, Medina JL, & Smits JAJ. (2016, July). Bikram yoga for stress reactivity and emotional eating. Oral presentation at the 1st annual Pure Action Yoga Research Conference, Austin, TX.

Hopkins LB, Medina JL, & Smits JAJ. (2015, April). Yoga for cortisol stress reactivity and maladaptive eating behavior. In L. B. Hopkins & J. L. Medina (Co-chairs), Yoga for mental health: New research on feasibility, mechanisms, and outcomes. Symposium conducted at the 35th annual ADAA conference, Miami, FL.

DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Medina JL, Baird SO*, Murcia V*, & Smits JAJ. (2014, March.) Targeting stress reactivity and stress-induced eating with Hatha yoga. In K. Timpano (Chair), Recent advances in understanding the relationship between stress and affective disorders. Symposium conducted at the 34th annual ADAA conference, Chicago, IL.

DeBoer (Hopkins) LB, Tart CD, Powers MB, & Smits JAJ. (2011, November). The roles of anxiety sensitivity, coping motives, and physical activity in binge eating. Symposium conducted at the 45th Annual Convention of ABCT, Toronto.