A quantitative study on peripersonal space in anorexia nervosa and healthy subjects: Role of social variables and association with psychopathology.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study investigates peripersonal space (PPS) modulation in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) versus healthy controls (HCs) and explores associations between PPS, eating-related, and general psychopathology.

Method

Forty-six patients and 42 HCs completed a computer-based task observing videos of an approaching actor (male or female) displaying different facial expressions along with a non-social condition. Then, participants completed self-report questionnaires assessing eating-related and general psychopathology.

Results

Mixed-models revealed that both groups adjusted PPS based on task conditions, with a gender effect favoring closer proximity to female actor. HCs reduced PPS amplitude progressively during the task, while patients did not show this ef

SUBMITTER: Longo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11257834 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature