Citation

Anestis MD, Peterson CB, Bardone-Cone AM, Klein MH, Mitchell JE, Crosby RD, Wonderlich SA, Crow SJ, le Grange D, Joiner TE. Int. J. Eat. Disord. 2009; 42(3): 259-266.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/eat.20606

PMID

18951460

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of this study was to examine the role of affective lability in maladaptive behaviors in a sample of women who meet DSM criteria for current bulimia nervosa (BN).

METHOD: Participants were administered a semistructured diagnostic interview (SCID-P) and only those who currently met criteria for BN (N = 134) were included in the analyses. All other data were collected through the use of self-report questionnaires.

RESULTS: Affective lability significantly predicted the Impulsive Behavior Scale score (sr = 0.21, t = 2.64, p <.009, f(2) = 0.06) and excessive reassurance seeking (sr = 0.21, t = 2.74, p <.007, f(2) = 0.06), even when controlling for age, depressive symptoms, state and trait anxiety, and general impulsivity.

DISCUSSION: The degree to which individuals with BN experience labile emotions is associated with several indicators of dysregulated behavior such that higher levels of affective lability predict a more severely dysregulated behavioral profile.

Language: en