Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The Implicit Association of High-Fat Food and Shame Among Women Recovered From Eating Disorders |
| Authors: |
Roni Elran-Barak, Tzipi Dror, Andrea B. Goldschmidt, Bethany A. Teachman |
| Source: |
Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 11 (2020) |
| Publisher Information: |
Frontiers Media S.A., 2020. |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Psychology |
| Subject Terms: |
eating disorders, implicit association, recovery, EAT-26, high-fat food, Psychology, BF1-990 |
| More Details: |
BackgroundDespite the growing literature about recovery from eating disorders (EDs), it is still unknown if women who report being recovered from EDs present with differing implicit attitudes about high-fat (vs. low-fat) food relative to women who report having a current ED and women who report never having had an ED.MethodsFemale volunteers (N = 2,785) to the Project Implicit Mental Health (PIMH) website (https://implicit.harvard.edu/) were divided into three ED groups: current ED (n = 335), prior ED (n = 393), and healthy controls (n = 1,843). Participants completed, between 2016 and 2017, a background questionnaire, together with the Implicit Association Test (IAT), measuring implicit associations between high-fat (vs. low-fat) food and shame (vs. acceptableness). Linear regression models were conducted to examine cross-sectional differences between groups.ResultsWomen with prior EDs had stronger implicit associations relative to healthy controls (p = 0.041) and similar implicit associations relative to women with current EDs (p = 0.424).DiscussionThe implicit association between high-fat food and shame may not diminish over time among women with EDs. Future longitudinal studies are warranted to clarify whether an experience of EDs may leave a “scar,” manifested in specific implicit associations, that may potentially lead to recurrence after remission. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1664-1078 |
| Relation: |
https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01068/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01068 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/fbfe6e30a4944d7eb77a7f985e9e8ed1 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.fbfe6e30a4944d7eb77a7f985e9e8ed1 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
