ArticleFrontiers in psychology2016
"Food Addiction" in Patients with Eating Disorders is Associated with Negative Urgency and Difficulties to Focus on Long-Term Goals.
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- Food addiction in behavioral addictions: a network approach.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Dietary Habits, Obesity, and Bariatric Surgery: A Review of Impact and Interventions.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Development of the Food Addiction Symptom Inventory: The first clinical interview to assess ultra-processed food addiction.Psychological assessment · 2024Article
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- Brain-gut microbiome profile of neuroticism predicts food addiction in obesity: A transdiagnostic approach.Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry · 2023Article
- Food addiction and its relationship with other eating behaviours among Spanish university students.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Eating-to-Cope Motives and Uncontrolled Eating as Mediators Between Negative Emotional States and Food Addiction Among Argentinean Young Adults.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2022Article
- Food addiction in anorexia nervosa: Implications for the understanding of crossover diagnosis.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2022Article
- Risk patterns in food addiction: a Mexican population approach.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Article
- The connection between childhood maltreatment and eating disorder psychopathology: a network analysis study in people with bulimia nervosa and with binge eating disorder.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Article
- The Role of Impulsivity and Reward Deficiency in "Liking" and "Wanting" of Potentially Problematic Behaviors and Substance Uses.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Association between impulsivity and orthorexia nervosa / healthy orthorexia: any mediating effect of depression, anxiety, and stress?BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
- Food Addiction Disorder 2 Years After Sleeve Gastrectomy; Association with Physical Activity, Body Composition, and Weight Loss Outcomes.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
- Examining the construct validity of food addiction severity specifiers.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe present study aimed to investigate if eating disorder patients differ in specific personality traits depending on a positive screening of food addiction (FA) and to find a model to predict FA in eating disorder patients using measures of personality and impulsivity.
methodsTwo hundred seventy eight patients, having an eating disorder, self-reported on FA, impulsivity, personality, eating and general psychopathology. Patients were then split into two groups, depending on a positive or negative result on the FA screening. Analysis of variance was used to compare means between the two groups. Stepwise binary logistic regression was used to obtain a predictive model for the presence of FA.
resultsPatients with FA had lower self-directedness, and more negative urgency and lack of perseverance than patients not reporting addictive eating. The probability of FA can be predicted by high negative urgency, high reward dependence, and low lack of premeditation.
conclusionEating disorder patients who have more problems to pursue tasks to the end and to focus on long-term goals seem to be more likely to develop addictive eating patterns.
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