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Self-reported interoceptive deficits in eating disorders: a meta-analysis of studies using the eating disorder inventory

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Jenkinson, Paul M., Taylor, Lauren, Laws, Keith R.·2018·Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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Objective An impairment of the ability to sense the physiological condition of the body - interoception - has long been proposed as central to the onset and maintenance of eating disorders. More recent attention to this topic has generally indicated the presence of interoceptive deficits in individuals with an eating disorder diagnosis; however, possible links with specific diagnosis, BMI, age, illness duration, depression, and alexithymia remain unclear from individual studies. This meta-analysis aimed to provide a necessary quantitative overview of self-reported interoceptive deficits in eating disorder populations, and the relationship between these deficits and the previously mentioned factors.Methods Using a random effects model, our meta-analysis assessed the magnitude of differences in interoceptive abilities as measured using the Eating Disorder Inventory in 41 samples comparing people with eating disorders (n = 4308) and healthy controls (n = 3459). Follow-up and moderator analysis was conducted, using group comparisons and meta-regressions.Results We report a large pooled effect size of 1.62 for eating disorders with some variation between diagnostic groups. Further moderator analysis showed that BMI, age and alexithymia were significant predictors of overall effect size.Conclusion This meta-analysis is the first to confirm that large interoceptive deficits occur in a variety of eating disorders and crucially, in those who have recovered. These deficits may be useful in identifying and distinguishing eating disorders. Future research needs to consider both objective and subjective measures of interoception across different types of eating disorders and may fruitfully examine interoception as a possible endophenotype and target for treatment.

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  • Interoceptive abnormalities are noted in psychoses, obsessive-compulsive disorders and eating disorders.

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Authors
Jenkinson, P. M., Taylor, L., & Laws, K. R.
Affiliations
University of Hertfordshire (GB)
Corresponding author
Jenkinson, Paul M.
Venue
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-07
Volume
110
Pages
38-45
ISSN
0022-3999 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2802242462
Cited by
227
References
84
Citations by year
2026: 29 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 38 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 1
FWCI
2.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Psychosomatic Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
interoception, interoceptive deficits, eating disorders, Eating Disorder Inventory, alexithymia, body mass index, age, disease duration, depression, endophenotypes, eating disorder recovery
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Female, Humans, Male, Young Adult, Self Report, Interoception

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