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Meal and snack-time eating disorder cognitions predict eating disorder behaviors and vice versa in a treatment seeking sample: A mobile technology based ecological momentary assessment study

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Levinson, Cheri A., Sala, Margarita, Fewell, Laura, Brosof, Leigh C., Fournier, Lauren, Lenze, Eric J.·2018·Behaviour Research and Therapy

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Individuals with eating disorders experience high anxiety when eating, which may contribute to the high relapse rates seen in the eating disorders. However, it is unknown if specific cognitions associated with such anxiety (e.g., fears of gaining weight) may lead to engagement in eating disorder behaviors (e.g., weighing oneself). Participants (N = 66) recently treated at a residential eating disorder facility and diagnosed with an eating disorder (primarily anorexia nervosa; n = 40; 60.6%) utilized a mobile application to answer questions about mealtime cognitions, anxiety, and eating disorder behaviors four times a day for one week. Hierarchical linear models using cross-lag analyses identified that there were quasi-causal (and sometimes reciprocal) within-person relationships between specific eating disorder cognitions and subsequent eating disorder behaviors. These cognitions predicted higher anxiety during the next meal and eating disorder pathology at one-month follow-up. Interventions personalized to target these specific cognitions in real time might reduce eating disorder relapse.

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Levinson, C. A., Sala, M., Fewell, L., Brosof, L. C., Fournier, L., & Lenze, E. J.
Affiliations
  • University of Louisville (US)
  • Southern Methodist University (US)
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Corresponding author
Levinson, Cheri A.
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-06
Volume
105
Pages
36-42
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2794575235
Cited by
43
References
66
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3
FWCI
5.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
NIH (T32-DA007261-25)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, eating disorder behaviors, eating anxiety, relapse, within-person relationships, treatment seeking
MeSH terms
Ecological Momentary Assessment, Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Cognition, Eating, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Cell Phone, Young Adult, Snacks

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