Niki Hayatbini1, Crystal D Oberle2, Madiha N Ali3. 1. Department of Psychology, Miami University, 501 E. High St., Oxford, OH, 45056, USA. 2. Department of Psychology, Texas State University, 601 University Dr., San Marcos, TX, 78666, USA. oberle@txstate.edu. 3. Department of Psychology, Texas State University, 601 University Dr., San Marcos, TX, 78666, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study explored whether inhibitory control is associated with symptoms of orthorexia nervosa, a condition that involves substantial behavioral control in regard to healthy eating. METHOD: Participants (50 women, 13 men) completed the Eating Habits Questionnaire as a measure of orthorexia symptomatology, along with computerized versions of the Go/No-Go Task, Flanker Task, and Stroop Task. RESULTS: Orthorexia symptomatology did not correlate with either percent error or response time for any of the three tasks (all p's > 0.10). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that orthorexia is not associated with deficits or other differences in inhibitory control. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, descriptive cross-sectional study.
PURPOSE: This study explored whether inhibitory control is associated with symptoms of orthorexia nervosa, a condition that involves substantial behavioral control in regard to healthy eating. METHOD:Participants (50 women, 13 men) completed the Eating Habits Questionnaire as a measure of orthorexia symptomatology, along with computerized versions of the Go/No-Go Task, Flanker Task, and Stroop Task. RESULTS: Orthorexia symptomatology did not correlate with either percent error or response time for any of the three tasks (all p's > 0.10). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that orthorexia is not associated with deficits or other differences in inhibitory control. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, descriptive cross-sectional study.
Authors: Hellas Cena; Friederike Barthels; Massimo Cuzzolaro; Steven Bratman; Anna Brytek-Matera; Thomas Dunn; Marta Varga; Benjamin Missbach; Lorenzo M Donini Journal: Eat Weight Disord Date: 2018-11-09 Impact factor: 4.652