Implicit approach-avoidance tendencies toward food and body stimuli absent in individuals with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and healthy controls.
Ines KolleiJudith LeinsMike RinckManual WaldorfMelanie KuhnElisabeth RauhSabine Steins-LoeberPublished in: The International journal of eating disorders (2021)
We did not find evidence for biased approach-avoidance tendencies toward food or body stimuli in individuals with AN or BN. Future studies are necessary to understand conflicting findings regarding approach-avoidance biases toward food and body stimuli in individuals with ED.