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  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Disordered eating is increasingly prevalent in the general population.
  • Individuals with eating disorders show heightened weak central coherence (detail focus) and cognitive rigidity.
  • The relationship between these cognitive styles and disordered eating in subclinical samples is less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between weak central coherence, cognitive rigidity, and disordered eating pathology in a non-clinical community sample.
  • To examine these cognitive factors in individuals without a formal eating disorder diagnosis.

Main Methods:

  • A community sample of females completed self-report measures.
  • Participants with diagnosed eating disorders were excluded.
  • Analyses focused on individuals without clinically significant disordered eating.

Main Results:

  • Weak central coherence correlated with the severity and frequency of disordered eating behaviors and cognitions.
  • Cognitive rigidity also correlated with the severity and frequency of disordered eating behaviors and cognitions.
  • These relationships were observed in subclinical samples.

Conclusions:

  • Weak central coherence and cognitive rigidity are associated with disordered eating in non-clinical populations.
  • Findings suggest these cognitive styles may play a role in disordered eating across a spectrum of severity.
  • Implications for community-based prevention and early identification of disordered eating are discussed.