1. Difficulties in emotion regulation and deficits in interoceptive awareness in moderate and severe obesity
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Willem, C. (Clemence), Gandolphe, M-C. (Marie-Charlotte), Roussel, M. (Méline), Verkindt, H. (Hélène), Pattou, F. (François), Nandrino, J-L. (Jean-Louis), Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193 (SCALab), Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), CIC CHU ( Lille)/inserm, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Lille, Droit et Santé, Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 (SCALab), Université de Lille, CNRS, CHU Lille, Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193, and Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
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Adult ,Male ,050103 clinical psychology ,Adolescent ,030309 nutrition & dietetics ,Severity of Illness Index ,Body Mass Index ,Interoception ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,[SCCO]Cognitive science ,Severity of illness ,Adaptation, Psychological ,medicine ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Obesity ,Overeating ,Young adult ,Aged ,0303 health sciences ,05 social sciences ,Case-control study ,Severe obesity ,Awareness ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Emotional Regulation ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Clinical Psychology ,Case-Control Studies ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,Weight gain ,Body mass index ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
International audience; PurposeDifficulties in emotion regulation and deficits in interoceptive awareness may be responsible for overeating and weight gain in obesity by increasing the risks of problematic eating behaviors. This study aimed to: (1) examine emotion regulation difficulties and interoceptive deficits in obesity; (2) compare the emotion regulation and interoceptive abilities of moderately and severely obese patients.MethodsParticipants were recruited through the university, diabetology centers and bariatric surgery departments. A total of 165 participants were categorized in three groups, matched by age and gender, according to their Body Mass Index (BMI). The severely obese (SO), moderately obese (MO) and normal weight (NW) groups were constituted of 55 participants each. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess emotion regulation difficulties (CERQ-DERS) and interoceptive awareness (MAIA-FFMQ).ResultsOverall, obese participants reported more emotion regulation difficulties and less interoceptive awareness than NW participants did. They also reported a lack of planning strategies and emotional awareness, as well as less ability to observe, notice and trust body sensations. No differences in emotion regulation and interoceptive abilities were found between MO and SO participants.ConclusionsEmotion regulation and interoceptive awareness should be targeted in the psychotherapeutic care of obese people, regardless of their BMI.Level of evidenceLevel III, case-control analytic study.
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- 2019
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