The present findings showed that body avoidance and checking are associated with self-esteem disturbance,fear of fat, and shape and weight overvaluation, among individuals in behavioral weight-loss treatment.These findings are consistent with previous research linking general body dissatisfaction with low selfesteemin obese patients (Friedman, Reichmann, Costanzo, & Musante, 2002; Sarwer et al., 1998).