Negative mood induction effects on problem-solving task in women with eating disorders: a multi-method examination.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effects of negative affect on problem-solving and its psychophysiological correlates are poorly understood in eating disorder populations.

Methods

This study examined respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and skin conductance responses of women with Binge Eating Disorder (BED: n = 56), Anorexia Nervosa (AN: n = 12), Bulimia Nervosa (BN: n = 32), and 24 healthy controls (HCs) at baseline, and then during: a negative mood induction task, an adapted Means Ends Problem-Solving (MEPS) task, and recovery. The MEPS task included four interpersonal scenarios: (1) binge-eating as a solution to stress, (2) job loss, (3) rejection by friends, and (4) by a significant other.

Results

We found that individuals with eating disorders reported less positive mood than HCs a

SUBMITTER: French EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9123706 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature