Exploring the Relationship Between Disordered Eating and Executive Function in a Non-Clinical Sample
Autor: | Stefanie Ciszewski, Cecile J. Proctor, Lisa A. Best, Kathryn E Flood |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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050103 clinical psychology Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Sample (statistics) Feeding and Eating Disorders 03 medical and health sciences Executive Function Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Disordered eating Association (psychology) 05 social sciences Cognition Feeding Behavior medicine.disease Sensory Systems Emotional Regulation Eating disorders Non clinical Female Self Report medicine.symptom Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Executive dysfunction Clinical psychology Dieting |
Zdroj: | Perceptual and motor skills. 127(6) |
ISSN: | 1558-688X |
Popis: | Previous research suggests that individuals diagnosed with eating disorders (ED) may experience executive functioning deficits that help maintain their ED. Although this relationship is reported consistently in clinical samples, it is important to consider whether it holds for individuals with sub-clinical ED symptoms. One hundred eighty-eight university students participated in the present study examining the relationship between executive function (EF) and disordered eating behaviors. Participants completed a demographics questionnaire, self-report questionnaires measuring atypical eating behaviors (EAT-26; EDI-3), and a self-report measure of EF (BRIEF-A). Correlational analyses demonstrated significant positive associations between ED behaviors and problems with emotional control, shifting, inhibition, and self-monitoring. Six hierarchical multiple regressions were conducted, using EF scores to predict scores on EAT-26 subscales (Dieting, Bulimia, Total ED Risk) and EDI-3 scales (Drive for Thinness, Bulimia, Risk Composite). In all regression analyses, BRIEF-A Emotional Control emerged as a significant predictor. As would be expected, EDI-3 Bulimia scores were also predicted by problems with inhibition. These results provide preliminary evidence of an association between non-clinical patterns of disordered eating and executive dysfunction, specifically including the ability to control one’s emotions, suggesting that emotional control problems may help predict ED risk. Future research could examine how these factors predict the development of eating disorders. |
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