ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2020
Habits are stronger with longer duration of illness and greater severity in anorexia nervosa.
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- General and Symptom-Specific Illness Duration and Course as Predictors of Symptom Severity in Anorexia Nervosa.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Key features of illness and treatment experiences in longstanding anorexia nervosa: qualitative descriptive study.BJPsych open · 2025Article
- Exploring Habits in Anorexia Nervosa: Promise, Pitfalls, and Progress.Current psychiatry reports · 2025Review
- Food choice and neural reward systems in adolescents with anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2025Article
- Willing to wait: Anorexia nervosa symptomatology is associated with higher future orientation and reduced intertemporal discounting.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The current clinical approach to feeding and eating disorders aimed to increase personalization of management.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2025Article
- Habitual behavioural control moderates the relation between daily perceived stress and purging.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
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- Comparing hospitalized adult patients with chronic anorexia nervosa with versus without prior hospitalizations.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Repeated stress triggers seeking of a starvation-like state in anxiety-prone female mice.Neuron · 2024Article
- A transdiagnostic and translational framework for delineating the neuronal mechanisms of compulsive exercise in anorexia nervosa.The International journal of eating disorders · 2024Review
- The role of habit in maintaining binge/purge behaviors: An ecological momentary assessment study.The International journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- The financial and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth with eating disorders, their families, clinicians and the mental health system: a mixed methods cost analysis.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Temperament impact on eating disorder symptoms and habit formation: a novel model to inform treatment.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Review
- Maximal Resistance Training in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa - A Case Report Series.International journal of exercise science · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to examine the relationship between habit strength and clinical features of anorexia nervosa (AN). Habit strength, separate from intention, relates to the persistence of behavior, and is measured by the Self-Report Habit Index (SRHI). We hypothesized that habit strength would be greater among individuals with AN than healthy controls (HC) and that habit strength would be associated with duration and severity of illness.
methodParticipants were 116 women with AN (n = 69) and HC (n = 47) who completed the SRHI, the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q), and a multi-item laboratory meal. The SRHI assessed four domains and these subscales were averaged for the total score.
resultsIndividuals with AN demonstrated significantly greater habit strength than HC in the total score (t DISCUSSION: Habit strength was related to chronicity and severity of AN, suggesting that habit formation may play an important role in illness. These data suggest avenues for mechanism research and treatment development.
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