Department of Psychology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2024 May-Jun;72(4):1184-1191. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2070713. Epub 2022 May 12.
College students with disordered eating (DE) are at increased risk of body focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs). Both DE and BFRBs are described as impulsive and compulsive. However, the associations of impulsive DE with impulsive BFRBs and compulsive DE with compulsive BFRBs have not been examined. 191 college-aged students completed a survey of BFRBs and DE. Participants who reported hair pulling were twice as likely to report clinically significant DE than those who denied hair pulling ( = .022). Participants who endorsed distressing hair pulling ( = .026), skin picking ( = .052), and nail biting ( = .094) were twice as likely to report clinically significant DE than those who were not distressed by these behaviors. Evidence did not support the association of BFRBs and DE along an impulsive/compulsive continuum. Results suggest that BFRBs and DE often co-occur, and the role of impulsivity and compulsivity in these behaviors is complex.
患有饮食失调（DE）的大学生面临着更高的身体关注重复行为（BFRBs）风险。DE 和 BFRBs 都被描述为冲动和强迫。然而，冲动性 DE 与冲动性 BFRBs 以及强迫性 DE 与强迫性 BFRBs 之间的关联尚未得到检验。191 名大学生完成了一项关于 BFRBs 和 DE 的调查。报告拔毛的参与者报告有临床意义的 DE 的可能性是否认拔毛的参与者的两倍（ = .022）。报告令人痛苦的拔毛（ = .026）、皮肤搔抓（ = .052）和咬指甲（ = .094）的参与者报告有临床意义的 DE 的可能性是没有这些行为困扰的参与者的两倍。证据不支持 BFRBs 和 DE 沿着冲动/强迫连续体的关联。结果表明，BFRBs 和 DE 经常同时发生，冲动性和强迫性在这些行为中的作用很复杂。
