Classical Stroop effect in bulimia nervosa

TY - JOUR

T1 - Classical Stroop effect in bulimia nervosa

AU - Guillaume, S

AU - Van den Eynde, F

AU - Samarawickrema, N

AU - Broadbent, H

AU - Goodman-Smith, E

AU - Schmidt, U

PY - 2012/9

Y1 - 2012/9

N2 - Bulimia nervosa (BN) is a distressing condition. Its pathogenesis is not fully understood. Neurocognitive functioning, and particularly inhibitory control, is a potential biomarker that may improve our understanding of BN. A few small-scale studies have used the classical Stroop Colour Word Test (SCWT) in BN with contradictory findings. We examined SCWT performance in a large sample of people with BN (N=72), eating disorder not otherwise specified--bulimic type (N=43) and healthy controls (N=50). The results found no difference between groups on Stroop interference effect. These findings question the utility of the classical SCWT as an assessment tool in examining executive functioning in BN.

AB - Bulimia nervosa (BN) is a distressing condition. Its pathogenesis is not fully understood. Neurocognitive functioning, and particularly inhibitory control, is a potential biomarker that may improve our understanding of BN. A few small-scale studies have used the classical Stroop Colour Word Test (SCWT) in BN with contradictory findings. We examined SCWT performance in a large sample of people with BN (N=72), eating disorder not otherwise specified--bulimic type (N=43) and healthy controls (N=50). The results found no difference between groups on Stroop interference effect. These findings question the utility of the classical SCWT as an assessment tool in examining executive functioning in BN.

U2 - 10.1007/BF03325349

DO - 10.1007/BF03325349

M3 - Article

C2 - 23086257

SN - 1590-1262

VL - 17

SP - 203

EP - 206

JO - Eating and weight disorders : EWD

JF - Eating and weight disorders : EWD

IS - 3

M1 - N/A

ER -