Date of Award
10-19-2015
Publication Type
Doctoral Thesis
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Psychology
Keywords
Disordered eating, Emotion intensity, Emotion regulation, Self-compassion
Supervisor
Pascual-Leone, Antonio
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
This study explored the relationship between disordered eating patterns (i.e., dieting, binging, and binge/purging) and emotion processing deficits (i.e., perceived emotion intensity, emotion regulation, and self-compassion). The sample consisted of 209 undergraduate participants who completed a series of self-reports measuring concepts of emotion processing and disordered eating. Additionally, they described an upsetting event and their subsequent coping to feel better. Results indicated that higher levels of disordered eating are associated with higher emotional processing deficits, specifically high levels of perceived emotion intensity, difficulty regulating affect, and diminished self-compassion. Furthermore, emotion regulation mediated the relationship between emotion intensity and disordered eating. Each disordered eating type was associated with a specific profile of emotion regulation difficulties. High levels of self-compassion were associated with low levels of disordered eating and low levels of emotion processing deficits. Self-compassion was therefore identified as a significant factor in understanding the interplay between emotion processing and disordered eating patterns.
Recommended Citation
Andreescu, Andreea Cristina, "Emotion Processing Deficits in Disordered Eating Behaviours" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5432.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/5432