This study examined the mediating effects of explicit and implicit appearance-based rejection sensitivity on the association between social anxiety and disordered eating behaviors. A total of 178 college students aged 18 to 28 participated in the study from September to November 2021 and completed the Korean Version of the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (K-SADS) and the Korean Version of Eating Attitude Test-26 (KEAT-26). Explicit and implicit appearance-based rejection sensitivity was evaluated with the self-report Appearance–Based Rejection Sensitivity Scale (Appearance-RS) and Implicit Association Test (IAT). PROCESS Macro 4.0 analysis indicated that the mediating effects of explicit appearance- based rejection sensitivity between social anxiety and disordered eating behaviors were significant. On the other hand, the mediating effects of implicit appearance-based rejection sensitivity were not statistically significant. The present results suggest that efforts to prevent and mitigate the comorbidity of social anxiety disorder and eating disorders may benefit from addressing appearance-based rejection sensitivity.
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