State and trait food craving in people with bulimic eating disorders

TY - JOUR

T1 - State and trait food craving in people with bulimic eating disorders

AU - Van den Eynde, Frederique

AU - Koskina, Antonia

AU - Syrad, Hayley

AU - Guillaume, Sébastien

AU - Broadbent, Hannah

AU - Campbell, Iain C

AU - Schmidt, Ulrike

N1 - Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

PY - 2012/12

Y1 - 2012/12

N2 - In two studies, we examined trait and state food craving levels in people with a bulimic disorder (BD) (bulimia nervosa and related disorders) and healthy controls (HC) using multidimensional self-report assessments. In study 1, trait food craving was assessed in 70 people with a BD and 69 HC using the Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait. Participants also completed the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q). In study 2, 45 people with a BD and 29 HC completed the Food Craving Questionnaire-State and the EDE-Q following exposure to visual and real high-caloric food cues. The results showed that both trait and state food cravings were significantly higher in people with a BD, compared to HC. Trait food craving was associated with eating disorder symptomatology in both the HC and BD groups. State food craving was associated with eating disorder psychopathology, but only in the BD group. This research underscores the importance of food craving in the study and conceptualization of BD.

AB - In two studies, we examined trait and state food craving levels in people with a bulimic disorder (BD) (bulimia nervosa and related disorders) and healthy controls (HC) using multidimensional self-report assessments. In study 1, trait food craving was assessed in 70 people with a BD and 69 HC using the Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait. Participants also completed the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q). In study 2, 45 people with a BD and 29 HC completed the Food Craving Questionnaire-State and the EDE-Q following exposure to visual and real high-caloric food cues. The results showed that both trait and state food cravings were significantly higher in people with a BD, compared to HC. Trait food craving was associated with eating disorder symptomatology in both the HC and BD groups. State food craving was associated with eating disorder psychopathology, but only in the BD group. This research underscores the importance of food craving in the study and conceptualization of BD.

KW - Eating disorder not otherwise specified

KW - Food craving

KW - ANTECEDENTS

KW - VALIDATION

KW - WOMEN

KW - State

KW - Trait

KW - Bulimia nervosa

KW - QUESTIONNAIRES

KW - NERVOSA

U2 - 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.07.007

DO - 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.07.007

M3 - Article

C2 - 23121801

SN - 1471-0153

VL - 13

SP - 414

EP - 417

JO - Eating Behaviors

JF - Eating Behaviors

IS - 4

ER -