Associations Between Specific Components of Compulsive Exercise and Eating-Disordered Cognitions and Behaviors Among Young Women

作者：Taranis Lorin^*; Meyer Caroline

来源：International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2011, 44(5): 452-458.

DOI：10.1002/eat.20838

• exercise
• eating
• cognition
• behavior
• compulsive

Objective: To explore the associations between specific elements of compulsive exercise and both eating-disordered cognitions and eating-disordered behaviors in a nonclinical sample of young women.
Method: A sample of young women (n = 498) completed self-report measures of eating pathology (The Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire) and a relatively new measure of Compulsive Exercise Test.
Results: Specific elements of compulsive exercise were associated with elevated levels of eating-disordered cognitions and increased frequency of eating-disordered behaviors.
Discussion: These results support a multifunctional conceptualization of compulsive exercise, suggesting that some of the functionality of compulsive exercise may be akin to other forms of purging, and further supporting the notion of a possible functional equivalence between compulsive exercise and specific eating-disordered behaviors in terms of affect regulation.

• 出版日期2011-7