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ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2022

Assessing cognitive flexibility in anorexia nervosa using eye tracking: A registered report.

Kelly M Dann, Aaron Veldre, Phillipa Hay, Stephen Touyz, Sally Andrews

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Article in The International journal of eating disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kelly M DannSchool of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4936-1686
Aaron VeldreSchool of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0364-8502
Phillipa HayTranslational Health Research Institute (THRI), School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0296-6856
Stephen TouyzInsideOut Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1290-6243
Sally AndrewsSchool of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5453-4628
The University of Sydney · AUTranslational Research Institute · AUUniversity of Technology Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCognitive flexibility research in anorexia nervosa (AN) has primarily focused on group differences between clinical and control participants, but research in the general population utilizing the mixed pro- anti-saccade flexibility task has demonstrated individual differences in trait anxiety are a determinant of switching performance, and switching impairments are more pronounced for keypress than saccadic (eye-movement) responses. The aim of the current research is to explore trait anxiety and differences in saccadic and keypress responding as potential determinants of performance on flexibility tasks in AN.

methodWe will compare performance on the mixed pro- anti-saccade paradigm between female adult participants with a current diagnosis of AN and matched control participants, observing both saccadic and keypress responses while controlling for trait anxiety (State - Trait Anxiety Inventory) and spatial working memory (Corsi Block Tapping Test). Associations with eating disorder-related symptoms (Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire), flexibility in everyday life (Eating Disorder Flexibility Index), and the Clinical Perfectionism Questionnaire will also be assessed.

resultsData which controls for individual differences in trait anxiety and assesses flexibility at both the task- and response-set level may be used to more accurately understand differences in performance on cognitive flexibility tasks by participants with AN. DISCUSSION: Clarifying the effects of trait anxiety on flexibility, and differences between task- and response-set switching may advance our understanding of how cognitive flexibility relates to flexibility in everyday life and improve translation to therapeutic approaches. PUBLIC SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: This research will compare performance on a flexibility task between participants with anorexia nervosa (AN) and controls while observing their eye-movements to examine whether trait anxiety and type of response (eye-movement and keypress) are associated with performance. This data may improve our understanding of why participants with AN perform more poorly on cognitive flexibility tasks, and how poor cognitive flexibility relates to eating disorder-related issues with flexibility in everyday life.

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Anorexia NervosaPerfectionismAdultAnxiety DisordersCognitionEye-Tracking TechnologyFemaleHumansanorexia nervosaanti-saccadeclinical perfectionismcognitive flexibilityeating disorderseye movementseye-trackingtask switchingtrait anxietyworking memory

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PMID35841161
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