Centre for Emotional Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Br J Clin Psychol. 2023 Jun;62(2):501-517. doi: 10.1111/bjc.12422. Epub 2023 Mar 22.
Individuals with hoarding disorder are more likely to be overweight or obese than the general population for unknown reasons.
One hundred and twenty-nine individuals (Hoarding Group: n = 63; Control Group: n = 66) completed self-report measures and were offered snacks in a tidy and a cluttered environment in a counterbalanced order. Groups were based on the self-reporting of high or low hoarding symptoms.
The hoarding group reported being less able to use their kitchen and prepare food at home and experiencing more impulsivity, distress intolerance and problematic eating beliefs than did the control group. The hoarding group consumed more cookies in the tidy room, whereas the control group consumed more cookies in the cluttered room. Greater impulsivity, distress intolerance and problematic body and eating beliefs were related to greater cookie consumption for the hoarding group.
Early interventions that help individuals to tolerate distress and to engage in goal-directed behaviour regardless of their emotional state may have benefits for both hoarding and eating behaviour. We encourage future researchers to examine this hypothesis.
囤积障碍患者比一般人群更容易超重或肥胖，但原因不明。
129 名个体（囤积组：n=63；对照组：n=66）完成了自我报告的测量，并在整洁和杂乱的环境中以平衡的顺序接受了小吃。根据自我报告的高或低囤积症状对群体进行分组。
囤积组报告说，他们在家使用厨房和准备食物的能力较差，并且比对照组更冲动、更不能忍受压力，对饮食的信念也更有问题。囤积组在整洁的房间里吃了更多的饼干，而对照组在杂乱的房间里吃了更多的饼干。对于囤积组，更大的冲动性、更不能忍受压力以及更有问题的身体和饮食信念与更多的饼干摄入量有关。
无论情绪状态如何，帮助个体忍受压力并进行有目标的行为的早期干预可能对囤积和饮食行为都有好处。我们鼓励未来的研究人员检验这一假设。
