School of Psychology, Laval University Félix-Antoine-Savard Pavilion, Laval University, 2325 Bibliotheques' Street, Quebec, Canada.
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, 1004 East Hall 530 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1043, USA.
Appetite. 2019 Oct 1;141:104303. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.05.034. Epub 2019 May 28.
Recent studies on food addiction (FA) provided a better understanding of this condition in various populations. Indeed, authors have shown that FA was nearly as prevalent in adolescents as in adults, and similar correlates were observed in both populations (disordered eating behaviors, depressive and anxiety symptoms, impulsivity). The aim of the present study was to characterize FA in adolescents, according to psychological symptoms and executive functioning difficulties. A sample of 969 adolescents, aged between 12 and 18 years old, was recruited in the Quebec City area. They completed a series of questionnaires, including the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 to measure FA symptoms, the Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function to measure executive functioning difficulties, as well as other self-reported questionnaires assessing psychological symptoms (depressive and anxiety symptoms, impulsivity). Group comparisons showed that adolescents with a high level of FA symptoms reported significantly more psychological symptoms (binge eating, depression, anxiety, impulsivity), and more executive functioning difficulties. Finally, the relationship between FA symptoms and executive functioning difficulties was moderated by age and sex. More precisely, the previously mentioned relationship was stronger in young teen girls. The present work provides a preliminary framework in the developmental study of FA.
最近关于食物成瘾（FA）的研究为我们理解这一现象提供了更好的视角。事实上，研究人员发现，青少年中食物成瘾的发生率与成年人相当，并且在这两个群体中观察到了相似的相关性（饮食失调行为、抑郁和焦虑症状、冲动）。本研究旨在根据心理症状和执行功能障碍来描述青少年的食物成瘾。在魁北克市地区招募了 969 名年龄在 12 至 18 岁之间的青少年，他们完成了一系列问卷，包括耶鲁食物成瘾量表 2.0 以测量食物成瘾症状、行为评定量表以测量执行功能障碍，以及其他自我报告的问卷，评估心理症状（抑郁和焦虑症状、冲动）。组间比较表明，有高食物成瘾症状的青少年报告了更多的心理症状（暴食、抑郁、焦虑、冲动）和更多的执行功能障碍。最后，FA 症状与执行功能障碍之间的关系受到年龄和性别的调节。更具体地说，在年轻的少女中，这种关系更为强烈。本研究为 FA 的发展研究提供了初步的框架。
