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ArticleEuropean eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association2025

Network dynamics of self-compassion, anxiety, and depression during eating disorder therapy.

Maren C G Kopland, KariAnne Vrabel, Margarita Slof-Op 't Landt, Asle Hoffart, Sverre Urnes Johnson, Erik J Giltay

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Maren C G KoplandModum Bad Psychiatric Hospital, Vikersund, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-9781-2149
KariAnne VrabelModum Bad Psychiatric Hospital, Vikersund, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-8307-7641
Margarita Slof-Op 't LandtDepartment of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6135-2163
Asle HoffartModum Bad Psychiatric Hospital, Vikersund, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-8042-8570
Sverre Urnes JohnsonModum Bad Psychiatric Hospital, Vikersund, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-7190-4187
Erik J GiltayDepartment of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-8874-2292

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backgroundRecovery processes during residential treatment for eating disorders, especially in patients with a history of maltreatment, are insufficiently understood. This study aimed to explore the temporal relationships among comorbid factors, including depression, anxiety, and self-compassion, with the influence of childhood maltreatment.

methodUsing Dynamic Time Warp (DTW), weekly scores from the Symptom Checklist-5, Eating Disorder Examination, and Self-Compassion Scale were analysed over 12 weeks. The study generated undirected and directed networks to identify influential symptoms in a transdiagnostic sample, comparing patients with and without childhood maltreatment.

resultsThe study included 124 patients with eating disorders (ED) (97% women), mean age of 30.9 years (SD = 9.7, range 18-61 years). Diagnoses included anorexia nervosa (26%), bulimia nervosa (38%), and other specified feeding and eating disorders (36%). The directed DTW network showed that hopelessness, worrying, and restlessness had the highest out-strength, predicting changes in self-compassion and ED behaviour. In maltreatment cases, hopelessness and low acceptance predicted changes, while worry, restlessness, and nervousness were predictive in non-maltreatment cases.

conclusionTemporal network analyses suggest that a change in hopelessness, worrying, and restlessness drives symptom improvement in ED behaviour and the development of self-compassion during residential treatment. These processes vary between patients with and without a history of childhood maltreatment separately, indicating the need for further analyses.

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AnxietyDepressionEmpathyFeeding and Eating DisordersAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedResidential TreatmentSelf ConceptYoung Adultclinicalco‐morbidityin‐patient

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