Hopwood, Christopher J. , Flato, Claudia G., Ambwani, Suman , Garland, Beth H. , and Morey, Leslie C.

Previous research suggests that Latinos tend to score higher than Anglos on psychometric indicators of socially desirable responding. The purpose of the current study was to test several methodological and cultural explanations...

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Ambwani, Suman , Warren, Cortney S., Gleaves, David H., Cepeda-Benito, Antonio , and Fernandez, Mari Carmen

To understand the relevance of the fear of fatness construct across culture and gender, we translated the Goldfarb Fear of FatScale (GFFS) and examined its psychometric properties in English and Spanish languages in a sample of...

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Ambwani, Suman , Gleaves, David H., and Perez, Marisol

Although studies suggest that anti-fat attitudes and fear of fatness exist among Indian women, few researchers have examined the cross-cultural applicability of their measures prior to assessing Indian samples. In the present...

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Morey, Leslie C. and Ambwani, Suman

The present study examined relationships among negative affect, borderline personality features, and eating behavior through the experimental manipulation of mood. Undergraduate women (N=307) completed a baseline mood...

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Gleaves, David H., Graham, Erin C., and Ambwani, Suman

As a preliminary step in researching “orthorexia nervosa,” an alleged syndrome characterized by a pathological fixation on healthy eating, we designed the 21-item Eating Habits Questionnaire (EHQ) to assess the cognitions,...

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Ambwani, Suman, Cardi, Valentina, and Treasure, Janet

Recent advances in the availability of mobile applications and Internet-based programs for eating disorder treatment call for a discussion of the acceptability, efficacy, and implications of these tools, as well as the...

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Ambwani, Suman, Thomas, Katherine M., Hopwood, Christopher J., Moss, Sara A., and Grilo, Carlos M.

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Although obesity stigmatization contributes to significant health, economic, and quality-of-life challenges for U.S. adults, the prevalence and nature of stigmatizing attitudes requires an update and...

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Morey, Leslie C. and Ambwani, Suman

The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) (Morey, 1991), a 344-item self-report inventory, assesses various domains of personality and psychopathology among adults and is designed for use in professional settings. The present...

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Ambwani, Suman , Boeka, Abbe G., Brown, Joshua D., Byrne, T. Karl , Budak, Amanda R., Sarwer, David B. , Fabricatore, Anthony N. , Morey, Leslie C., and O'Neil, Patrick M.

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Most bariatric surgery programs in the United States require preoperative psychological evaluations for candidates for surgery. Among those who perform these evaluations is concern that many patients engage in...

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Caglar-Nazali, H. Pinar , Corfield, Freya , Micali, Nadia, Treasure, Janet, Cardi, Valentina, Ambwani, Suman , Leppanen, Jenni, Olabintan, Olaolu , Deriziotis, Stephanie , Hadjimichalis, Alexandra, Scognamiglio, Pasquale , and Eshkevari, Ertimiss

Social and emotional problems have been implicated in the development and maintenance of eating disorders (ED). This paper reviews the facets of social processing in ED according to the NIMH Research and Domain Criteria (NIMH...

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