Expressive Suppression of Emotions in Bulimia Nervosa: An Electroencephalography Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Previous research has found dysfunctional emotion regulation in bulimia nervosa (BN), including self-reported greater habitual use of maladaptive strategies such as suppression than in healthy individuals. However, there is no evidence on the performance in the implementation of expressive suppression in BN. The aim of this study was to investigate brain activity (in terms of ERP) and self-reported ratings associated with expressive suppression of emotions elicited by positive and negative stimuli in women with BN.

Method

Event-related potentials (ERP) were recorded from 23 female individuals with BN and 26 matched healthy controls. Participants were shown emotional pictures under two conditions: using facial suppression or attentively viewing. High-density EEG was

SUBMITTER: Desdentado L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11802486 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature