ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2022
Orthorexia nervosa and executive dysfunction: symptomatology is related to difficulties with behavioral regulation.
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- A COSMIN-based systematic review of the measurement properties of cross-cultural versions of the orthorexia nervosa inventory.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The need for research on orthorexia nervosa: looking back, looking forward.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
- Beyond healthy eating: introducing ONI-Hu, the Hungarian version of the Orthorexia Nervosa Inventory.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
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- Orthorectic behavior among students and motivation for physical activity, dietary habits, and restrictive eating.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Psychometric properties of Turkish Orthorexia Nervosa Inventory in a clinical adolescent sample.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThis research explored whether orthorexia nervosa is associated with deficits in executive function.
methodsA non-clinical sample of participants (n = 405; 80% women, 53% white, mean age = 24, mean body mass index = 25) completed the Orthorexia Nervosa Inventory (ONI) and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult version (BRIEF-A).
resultsONI scores were weakly to moderately correlated with all BRIEF-A scales (p < 0.001 for eight scales, p < 0.05 for one scale), exhibiting the greatest correlations with the scales assessing behavioral regulation: Emotional Control (r = 0.34), Inhibition (r = 0.30), Set Shifting (r = 0.25), and Self-Monitoring (r = 0.28). Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that eight of these nine relationships remained significant (p < 0.001 for five scales including all behavioral regulation scales, p < 0.01 for two scales, p < 0.05 for one scale) after controlling for demographic variables (e.g., gender, body mass index, age, education level) and diagnoses of an eating disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism, and learning disability.
conclusionThese findings suggest that, despite unique manifestations, orthorexia and anorexia may possess an overlapping neuropsychological profile marked by deficits in executive function, which may negatively impact daily life. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, descriptive cross-sectional study.
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