The interaction of negative psychological well-being and picky eating in relation to disordered eating in undergraduate students
Eating Behaviours Feb 05, 2021
Barnhart WR, Hamilton L, Jordan AK, et al. - This study explored shared negative psychological correlates as moderators that may strengthen relationships between picky eating and disordered eating in undergraduate students. Researchers designed a cross-sectional survey including a total of 509 individuals (76.3% female) to evaluate picky eating (Adult Picky Eating Questionnaire), disordered eating (Binge Eating Scale and Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire), and negative psychological correlates including anxiety, depression, and stress (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 Items), inflexible eating (Inflexible Eating Questionnaire), obsessive-compulsive disorder (Short Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Screener), and social eating anxiety (adapted Social Phobia Scale) symptoms. They observed positive associations between picky eating and binge eating, dietary restraint, eating concerns, overall eating pathology and all negative psychological correlates. The results of this study underscore specific negative psychological correlate that may strengthen associations between picky eating and disordered eating. These negative psychological correlates should be considered among researchers and clinicians interested in concurrent picky eating and disordered eating, given their potential to worsen disordered eating.
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