Implicit attitudes toward eating stimuli differentiate eating disorder and non ‐eating disorder groups and predict eating disorder behaviors

DiscussionTaken together, implicit evaluations of eating stimuli differentiated people with AN and BN from people without EDs and longitudinally predicted ED symptoms and behaviors. Interventions that increase implicit liking of eating‐related stimuli may reduce ED behaviors.

Source: International Journal of Eating Disorders - February 22, 2018 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: April R. Smith, Lauren N. Forrest, Elizabeth A. Velkoff, Jessica D. Ribeiro, Joseph Franklin Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research