Identifying Distinct Latent Profiles of Executive Functioning Among Adolescents and Adults With Anorexia Nervosa and Adolescent Healthy Controls.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Research suggests executive functioning (EF) inefficiencies contribute to anorexia nervosa (AN) onset and maintenance. Identifying EF subtypes in adolescents and adults with AN compared to healthy controls (HC) may provide insights into differences in illness severity, risk for prolonged illness, and highlight who could respond best to different treatments.

Method

We conducted secondary analysis of 751 participants: adolescents (n = 559) and adults with AN (n = 74), and adolescent HC (n = 118). Latent profiles of six Delis Kaplan Executive Function System scores measuring EF constructs implicated in AN were derived. Differences across profiles on demographics, eating disorder cognitions (EDE/EDE-Q score), BMI/BMI z-score, length of illness, weight suppression, and

SUBMITTER: Schnabel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12862544 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature