a Department of Psychiatry , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , MN , USA.
b Department of Psychology , The College of New Jersey , Ewing , NJ , USA.
Eat Disord. 2018 Jan-Feb;26(1):5-12. doi: 10.1080/10640266.2018.1418264.
The relationship between emotion regulation difficulties and restrictive eating has not been established in non-clinical samples. In this study, undergraduates (n = 98) provided information regarding general and specific emotion regulation difficulties on the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and whether they had engaged in recent restrictive eating. Generalized linear models were used to determine if individuals endorsing versus denying recent restrictive eating differed on emotion regulation problems. Results indicated that individuals endorsing restrictive eating had elevated DERS Total (p < .001), Goals (p = .001), Impulse (p < .001), and Strategies (p < .001) scores. Results remained primarily unchanged after controlling for the related construct of dietary restraint. Findings indicate that endorsement of restrictive eating among non-clinical individuals is uniquely associated with emotion regulation deficits, especially those reflecting emotional under-control. Interventions targeting emotion regulation may enhance prevention and treatment of restrictive eating across severity.
在非临床样本中,情绪调节困难与限制进食之间的关系尚未确定。在这项研究中,大学生(n=98)在情绪调节困难量表(DERS)上提供了关于一般和特定情绪调节困难的信息,并报告了他们最近是否有过限制进食的行为。使用广义线性模型来确定是否有最近限制进食行为的个体在情绪调节问题上存在差异。结果表明,有过限制进食行为的个体的 DERS 总分(p<.001)、目标(p=.001)、冲动(p<.001)和策略(p<.001)得分更高。在控制了相关的饮食抑制结构后,结果基本保持不变。研究结果表明,非临床个体对限制进食的认可与情绪调节缺陷有关,特别是那些反映情绪失控的缺陷。针对情绪调节的干预措施可能会增强对限制进食的预防和治疗,无论严重程度如何。