Emotional reactivity to binge food and erotic cues in women with bulimia nervosa symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies on food cue reactivity have documented that altered responses to high-calorie food are associated with bulimic symptomatology, however, alterations in sexual motivations and behaviors are also associated clinical features in this population, which justify their inclusion as a research target. Here, we study responses to erotic cues-alongside food, neutral and aversive cues-to gain an understanding of specificity to food versus a generalized sensitivity to primary reinforcers.

Methods

We recorded peripheral psychophysiological indices -the startle reflex, zygomaticus, and corrugator responses-and self-reported emotional responses (valence, arousal, and dominance) in 75 women completing the Bulimia Test-Revised (BULIT-R). Multiple regression analysis tested

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Rivero I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8479974 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature