Somatotype: a more sophisticated approach to body image work with eating disorder sufferers

@article{Stewart2014SomatotypeAM,
  title={Somatotype: a more sophisticated approach to body image work with eating disorder sufferers},
  author={Arthur D Stewart and Philip Crockett and Alan Michael Nevill and Philip J. Benson},
  journal={Advances in Eating Disorders: Theory, Research and Practice},
  year={2014},
  volume={2},
  pages={125 - 135}
}
This study sought to identify existing and desired somatotypes among eating disorder patients and controls based on the somatotype theoretical model, using a novel three-dimensional (3D) scanning approach. Sixty-three female adult volunteers comprising 31 eating disorder patients and 32 controls underwent digital photography and 3D body scanning as part of a larger body image study. Participants' existing somatotype was evaluated from the 3D scans. Each individual interacted with her 2D image… 
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