The relationship between body dysmorphic disorder symptoms and self‐construals

Background: Cognitive models of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) suggest that beliefs and evaluations related to self‐concept are central to the maintenance of the disorder, but such beliefs have received little empirical attention. This study examined the relative importance of contingent self‐worth and self‐ambivalence to BDD symptoms in comparison to their importance to obsessive–compulsive disorder and social phobia symptoms.Method: The sample...