Associations between emotion reactivity and eating disorder symptoms in a transdiagnostic treatment-seeking sample.
Lindsay P BodellAmy H EgbertCarolina AnayaJennifer E WildesPublished in: The International journal of eating disorders (2022)
Emotion reactivity refers to the strength and duration of an emotional experience. This study found that higher emotion reactivity was related to greater eating disorder symptom severity and eating disorder-related impairment. It may be beneficial to consider the role of emotion reactivity in conceptualizations of eating disorders, particularly those characterized by binge eating or purging.