Understanding the association of impulsivity, obsessions, and compulsions with binge eating and purging behaviours in anorexia nervosa. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • OBJECTIVE: To further refine our understanding of impulsivity, obsessions, and compulsions in anorexia nervosa (AN) by isolating which behaviours--binge eating, purging, or both--are associated with these features. METHODS: We conducted regression analyses with binge eating, purging, and the interaction of binge eating with purging as individual predictors of scores for impulsivity, obsessions, and compulsions in two samples of women with AN (n = 1373). RESULTS: Purging, but not binge eating, was associated with higher scores on impulsivity, obsessions, and compulsions. Purging was also associated with worst eating rituals and with worst eating preoccupations. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that purging, compared with binge eating, may be a stronger correlate of impulsivity, obsessions, and compulsions in AN.

publication date

  • February 20, 2012

Research

keywords

  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Bulimia
  • Compulsive Behavior
  • Impulsive Behavior
  • Obsessive Behavior
  • Vomiting

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC3443865

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84863421906

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1002/erv.2161

PubMed ID

  • 22351620

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 20

issue

  • 3