Eating Disorder Symptoms, Non-suicidal Self-injury, and Suicidal Behavior are Associated Among College Men

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle T. Ganson ◽  
Rachel F. Rodgers ◽  
Sarah K. Lipson ◽  
Tamara J. Cadet ◽  
Michelle Putnam
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
College Men ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptoms ◽  
Self Injury

scholarly journals Emotional Response Inhibition: A Shared Neurocognitive Deficit in Eating Disorder Symptoms and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Kenneth J. D. Allen ◽  
M. McLean Sammon ◽  
Kathryn R. Fox ◽  
Jeremy G. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Response Inhibition ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Negative Urgency ◽  
Restrictive Eating ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptoms ◽  
Neurocognitive Deficit ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Demographic Covariates

Eating disorder (ED) symptoms often co-occur with non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). This comorbidity is consistent with evidence that trait negative urgency increases risk for both of these phenomena. We previously found that impaired late-stage negative emotional response inhibition (i.e., negative emotional action termination or NEAT) might represent a neurocognitive mechanism for heightened negative urgency among people with NSSI history. The current study evaluated whether relations between negative urgency and ED symptoms similarly reflect deficits in this neurocognitive process. A total of 105 community adults completed an assessment of ED symptoms, negative urgency, and an emotional response inhibition task. Results indicated that, contrary to predictions, negative urgency and NEAT contributed independent variance to the prediction of ED symptoms, while controlling for demographic covariates and NSSI history. Worse NEAT was also uniquely associated with restrictive eating, after accounting for negative urgency. Our findings suggest that difficulty inhibiting ongoing motor responses triggered by negative emotional reactions (i.e., NEAT) may be a shared neurocognitive characteristic of ED symptoms and NSSI. However, negative urgency and NEAT dysfunction capture separate variance in the prediction of ED-related cognitions and behaviors, distinct from the pattern of results we previously observed in NSSI.

Does depressed mood moderate the influence of drive for thinness and muscularity on eating disorder symptoms among college men?

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel R. Grossbard ◽  
David C. Atkins ◽  
Irene M. Geisner ◽  
Mary E. Larimer
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Depressed Mood ◽  
College Men ◽  
Drive For Thinness ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptoms

scholarly journals Breaking the Silence

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. NP118-NP126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail S. Dubovi ◽  
Yue Li ◽  
Jessica L. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
College Men ◽  
Eating Pathology ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Targeted Prevention ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptoms

Men remain largely underrepresented in the eating disorder literature and few studies have investigated risk factors for disordered eating among men. The current study examined associations between Big Five personality traits and eating disorder symptoms in a sample of college men (N = 144). Participants completed the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale and Ten Item Personality Inventory online. Results suggested that openness was positively associated with purging-type behaviors and that emotional stability was positively related to symptoms of anorexia nervosa and global eating pathology. Findings highlight the prevalence of eating disorder symptoms among college men and suggest that these symptoms are associated with a different constellation of personality traits than is typically reported among women. Implications for targeted prevention and intervention programs and future research are discussed.

Prevalence and Correlates of Eating Disorder Symptoms in a Community Sample with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 504-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelina Yiu ◽  
Brianna J. Turner ◽  
Brianne K. Layden ◽  
Alexander L. Chapman ◽  
Shannon L. Zaitsoff
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptoms ◽  
Self Injury

scholarly journals Emotional Response Inhibition: A Shared Neurocognitive Deficit in Eating Disorder Symptoms and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth J.D. Allen ◽  
M. McLean Sammon ◽  
Kathryn R. Fox ◽  
Jeremy G. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Response Inhibition ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Negative Urgency ◽  
Restrictive Eating ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptoms ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Demographic Covariates ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

Eating disorder (ED) symptoms often co-occur with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). This comorbidity is consistent with evidence that trait negative urgency increases risk for both of these phenomena. We previously found that impaired late-stage negative emotional response inhibition (i.e., negative emotional action termination or NEAT) might represent a neurocognitive mechanism for heightened negative urgency among people with NSSI history. The current study evaluated whether relations between negative urgency and ED symptoms similarly reflect deficits in this neurocognitive process. One hundred and five community adults completed an assessment of ED symptoms, negative urgency, and an emotional response inhibition task. Results indicated that, contrary to predictions, negative urgency and NEAT contributed independent variance to the prediction of ED symptoms, while controlling for demographic covariates and NSSI history. Worse NEAT was also uniquely associated with restrictive eating, after accounting for negative urgency. Our findings suggest that difficulty inhibiting ongoing motor responses triggered by negative emotional reactions (i.e., NEAT) may be a shared neurocognitive characteristic of ED symptoms and NSSI. However, negative urgency and NEAT dysfunction capture separate variance in the prediction of ED-related cognitions and behaviors, distinct from the pattern of results we previously observed in NSSI.

Body talk, athletic identity, and eating disorder symptoms in men.

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Ahlich ◽  
Emily M. Choquette ◽  
Diana Rancourt
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Athletic Identity ◽  
Eating Disorder Symptoms ◽  
Body Talk
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