ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2016
A naturalistic examination of the temporal patterns of affect and eating disorder behaviors in anorexia nervosa.
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- Emotion Dynamics and Emotion Regulation in Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review of Ecological Momentary Assessment Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- The Short-Term Course of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Individuals Seeking Psychiatric Treatment.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- The Role of Circadian Rhythms and Sleep in Anorexia Nervosa.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Affective profiles of exercise episodes are associated with maladaptive and adaptive motivations for exercise.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2023Article
- Time-of-day and day-of-week patterns of binge eating and relevant psychological vulnerabilities in binge-eating disorder.The International journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Examining the momentary relationships between body checking and eating disorder symptoms in women with anorexia nervosa.Eating behaviors · 2023Article
- Diet and behavioral habits related to oral health in eating disorder patients: a matched case-control study.Journal of eating disorders · 2020Article
- Sleep and eating disorders among adults enrolled in a commercial weight loss program: associations with self-report and objective sleep measures.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2019Article
- The moderating effect of impulsivity on negative affect and body checking.Comprehensive psychiatry · 2018Article
- Negative affect and binge eating: Reconciling differences between two analytic approaches in ecological momentary assessment research.The International journal of eating disorders · 2017Article
- Momentary emotion identification in female adolescents with and without anorexia nervosa.Psychiatry research · 2017Article
- Aversive tension in female adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: a controlled ecological momentary assessment using smartphones.BMC psychiatry · 2016Article
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objectiveEvidence supports the presence of significant variability in the timing of affective experiences and eating disorder (ED) behaviors across ED populations. This study examined the naturalistic timing of affective states and ED behaviors in anorexia nervosa (AN).
methodsWomen (N = 118) with full or subthreshold DSM-IV AN completed 2 weeks of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) involving self-reports of affect and ED behaviors. Patterns of positive affect, negative affect, and tension/anxiety across hours of the day and days of the week were examined using linear mixed models. Variation in ED behavior occurrence (i.e., binge eating, vomiting, exercise, meal skipping, and self-weighing) across hours of the day and days of the week was examined using general estimating equations.
resultsResults revealed significant variation in tension/anxiety across hours of the day; there were no significant associations between time of day and negative or positive affect. All affective variables significantly varied across days of the week, with both negative affect and tension/anxiety highest in the middle of the week and lowest on the weekends. The ED behaviors all significantly varied across hours of the day, with binge eating and vomiting most common in later hours, exercise and self-weighing most common in earlier hours, and meal skipping most common at times corresponding to breakfast and lunch. ED behaviors did not significantly vary across days of the week.
conclusionThe significant patterns of variation in the timing of affective experiences and ED behaviors may have utility in informing theories and interventions for AN.
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