Berit Hansson
Sweden
Research Article
Cognitive-Affective Status in Anorexia Nervosa: Self-image and Absence of Positive Emotions
Author(s): Suzanna Lundblad, Jonas Magnusson, Berit Hansson and Trevor ArcherSuzanna Lundblad, Jonas Magnusson, Berit Hansson and Trevor Archer
The relationships between eating disorder patterns (Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire; EDE-Q), alexithymia (Toronto Alexithymia Scale; TAS) and cognitive-affective (Positive Affect Negative Affect Schedule; PANAS) status in forty-nine patients presenting anorexia (AN) in an age- and education-matched comparison with thirty-four healthy controls were investigated. AN patients expressed higher levels of restraint, eating concern, shape concern, weight concern and a higher global score on the Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire. These responses were linked to higher scores on Emotional identifying, Emotional describing, Emotional orientation and Total scoring on the Toronto Alexithymia Scale. AN patients expressed also less positive affect (PA) and more negative affect (NA) than the healthy matched controls. Linear regression analysis indicated that three factors predicte.. View More»
