Executive functioning and behavioral impulsivity of young women who binge eat

Objective: To examine the link between binge eating, executive functioning, and behavioral impulsivity. Method: Fifty women who reported engaging in weekly binge eating in the absence of regular compensatory behaviors and 66 women with no history of binge eating completed several self‐report questio...

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Published in:The International journal of eating disorders 2013-03, Vol.46 (2), p.127-139
Main Authors: Kelly, Nichole R., Bulik, Cynthia M., Mazzeo, Suzanne E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anxiety - psychology
behavior
binge eating
Body Image
Body Mass Index
Brain
Bulimia
Bulimia - psychology
cognitive
Correlation analysis
Depression - psychology
Eating disorders
Emotions
Executive Function
executive functioning
Feeding Behavior - psychology
Female
Humans
Impulsive Behavior - psychology
impulsivity
Intelligence
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Neuropsychological Tests
Neuropsychology
Questionnaires
Set (Psychology)
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective: To examine the link between binge eating, executive functioning, and behavioral impulsivity. Method: Fifty women who reported engaging in weekly binge eating in the absence of regular compensatory behaviors and 66 women with no history of binge eating completed several self‐report questionnaires and a brief neuropsychological battery, including the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task and Conner's Continuous Performance Task. Results: Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that groups did not differ in executive functioning after controlling for depression, anxiety, body mass, general intelligence, and psychotropic medication use. Correlation analyses suggest that individuals who endorse more frequent binge eating might have greater difficulties thinking flexibly or shifting attention. Individuals who binge eats are also more likely to behave impulsively, but only for emotional reasons. Discussion: Although this study is unable to determine whether these cognitive and behavioral factors precede or follow binge‐eating episodes, outcomes have implications for treatment and prevention. © 2013 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2013)
ISSN:0276-3478
1098-108X
1098-108X
DOI:10.1002/eat.22096