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Behaviourally assessed negative urgency is uniquely associated with binge-eating frequency.
- Source :
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European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association [Eur Eat Disord Rev] 2024 Jul 08. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 08. - Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Ahead of Print
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Abstract
- Objective: Binge eating appears to be associated with impulsivity, especially in response to negative affect (i.e., negative urgency). However, negative urgency is typically assessed via self-report, which captures only some aspects of urgency and may be subject to bias. Few studies have examined impulsivity following experimental manipulations of affect in binge-eating samples.<br />Method: In the present study, individuals who engage in regular binge eating completed a behavioural impulsivity (go/no-go) task with high- and low-calorie food stimuli, once following negative affect induction and once following neutral affect induction.<br />Results: Greater behavioural impulsivity to high-calorie food cues while in a negative (and not a neutral) affective state was associated with more frequent binge-eating behaviour. Further, this behavioural measure of negative urgency uniquely accounted for variance in binge-eating frequency when controlling for self-reported negative urgency, suggesting that behavioural measures may be a useful complement to self-report measures.<br />Discussion: These findings provide novel and compelling evidence for the relationship between negative urgency and binge eating, highlighting negative urgency as a potentially important target for intervention.<br /> (© 2024 Eating Disorders Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1099-0968
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38977861
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.3124