ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2024
Perfectionism as a moderator of the relationship between orthorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
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- Pathological Eating Patterns in Adults Displaying Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms: A Scoping Review.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Mediating role of negative beliefs about losing control on symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder and orthorexia nervosa among the general population.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Adaptive and Maladaptive Perfectionism in Relation to Orthorexic Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Self-Compassion Dimensions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Assessment of the relation between orthorexia nervosa and self-esteem in high school students.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Orthorexia Nervosa Tendencies in Two Cohorts of Polish Young Adults: A Comparative Analysis of Prevalence, Correlates, and Comorbidity.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Development and validation of the Lebanese Orthorexia Nervosa Inventory (LONI).Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeOrthorexia nervosa (ON), a proposed disorder describing an obsessive focus on "healthy" eating, is characterised as having overlapping symptoms with obsessive-compulsive disorder. However, ON/obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptom relationships are inconsistently reported. The current study aimed to investigate if the contribution of OC symptoms and beliefs explain variability in ON symptoms and determine if perfectionism, a transdiagnostic factor, moderates the ON/OC symptom relationship.
methodsThe study comprised 190 participants (M
resultsA linear regression analysis found OC symptoms and beliefs explained 22.9% variability in ON symptoms (p < 0.001, f
conclusionOC symptoms appear more common in ON than previous studies indicate. However, the interaction between perfectionism and OC symptoms may drive obsessions in ON. Findings help refine our current understanding of ON phenomenology with implications for ON treatment development. Future research should further explore perfectionism in ON phenomenology. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V (Opinions of respected authorities, based on descriptive studies, narrative reviews, clinical experience, or reports of expert committees).
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