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Annah R. Cash; Rosanna Breaux – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: This study examined the independent and joint effects of ADHD status, distress tolerance, and delay of gratification on the propensity to engage in health risk behaviors (drug use, alcohol use, disordered eating). Participants/Methods Participants: included 115 female college students (41.7% with ADHD) who completed online…
Descriptors: Risk, Health Behavior, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Clinical Diagnosis
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Burns, Erin E.; Fischer, Sarah; Jackson, Joan L.; Harding, Hilary G. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
The present study examined the relationship of child maltreatment to both emotion dysregulation and subsequent eating pathology. In an effort to extend previous research, the authors examined the unique impact of childhood emotional abuse (CEA) on emotion dysregulation and eating disorder (ED) symptoms while controlling for the effects of sexual…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Structural Equation Models, Eating Disorders, Pathology
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Atkinson, Melissa J.; Wade, Tracey D. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: To investigate engagement in metacognitive acceptance and subsequent efficacy with respect to decreasing 2 risk factors for disordered eating, body dissatisfaction (BD), and negative affect (NA). Method: In a pilot experiment, 20 female undergraduates (M[subscript age] = 24.35, SD = 9.79) underwent a BD induction procedure, received…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Females, Outcome Measures, At Risk Persons
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Maglieri, Kristen, A.; DeLeon, Iser G.; Rodriguez-Catter, Vanessa; Sevin, Bart M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2000
A study found verbal reprimands, delivered contingent upon eating prohibited foods, were sufficient to decease the food stealing of a girl (age 14) with Prader-Willi syndrome. Warning stimuli were then successfully used to help her discriminate between permitted/prohibited foods during sessions in which food stealing was not directly observed.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Eating Disorders, Females
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Pryor, Tamara; Wiederman, Michael W. – Adolescence, 1998
Investigates differences between adolescent females diagnosed with either anorexia nervosa (n=26) or bulimia nervosa (n=30) using the Millon Adolescent Personality Inventory. About half of the participants displayed an inhibited personality style. Anorexics scored higher on the Respectful personality scale. Expressed concerns over self-concept,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia
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Sim, Leslie; Zeman, Janice – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
To understand whether difficulties in emotional functioning distinguish between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating, a set of emotion regulation (i.e., negative emotion, emotional awareness, coping), demographic (i.e., age), and physical (i.e., BMI (Body Mass Index)) factors were assessed in 234 early adolescent girls, grades six to eight.…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Eating Disorders, Body Composition, Early Adolescents
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology