Low emotion differentiation: An affective correlate of binge eating?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low emotion differentiation (the tendency to experience vague affective states rather than discrete emotions) is associated with psychopathology marked by emotion regulation deficits and impulsive/maladaptive behavior. However, research examining associations between emotion differentiation and dysregulated eating is nascent and has yet to incorporate measures of clinically significant binge eating. Different measures of emotion differentiation have also been used, impeding cross-study comparisons. We therefore examined associations between several emotion differentiation measures and binge eating-related phenotypes across a spectrum of severity.

Methods

Women (N = 482) from the Michigan State University Twin Registry completed the Positive and Negative Affect Sch

SUBMITTER: Mikhail ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7078041 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature