Citation

Black EB, Mildred H. Eat. Behav. 2014; 15(4): 578-581.

Affiliation

Deakin University, School of Psychology, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.08.011

PMID

25215476

Abstract

Non-suicidal self-injury has been classed as having both impulsive and compulsive characteristics (Simeon & Favazza, 2001). These constructs have been related to disordered eating behaviors such as vomiting (Favaro & Santonastaso, 1998). Utilizing an international sample of adult females, this paper further explored this model, aiming to identify whether all types of disordered eating could be classified as impulsive or compulsive, and whether the impulsive and compulsive groupings reflect underlying trait impulsivity and compulsivity. The hypothesized impulsive and compulsive dimensions did not emerge from the data. Notably however, all self-injurious and disordered eating behaviors were linked to Urgency (an impulsivity facet) to varying degrees; no relationship with trait compulsivity was found. These findings are discussed, study limitations are noted, and relevance for clinical practice is outlined.

Language: en