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Neural Correlates of Emotion Regulation and Associations With Disordered Eating During Preadolescence.
Kai S Thomas1, Catherine R G Jones1, Marc O Williams1
1School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Developmental Psychobiology
|December 8, 2024
Summary
Difficulties in emotion regulation are linked to eating disorders. This study found that preadolescents with disordered eating showed impaired response inhibition to happy faces, suggesting early cognitive disruptions.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Eating Disorder Research
Background:
- Emotion regulation difficulties are common in eating and internalizing disorders.
- Cognitive processes underlying these difficulties are under-researched.
- A dimensional approach is needed to understand these links.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine cognitive correlates of response inhibition in preadolescents.
- Investigate the link between response inhibition, disordered eating, and internalizing symptoms.
- Assess emotion recognition differences in relation to symptom levels.
Main Methods:
- Utilized an emotion Go/No-Go task with electroencephalography (ERP) recording.
- Administered self-report measures for disordered eating and internalizing symptoms.
- Included an emotion recognition task for further cognitive assessment.
Main Results:
- Increased disordered eating correlated with higher P3-NoGo amplitudes during response inhibition to happy faces.
- Disordered eating was associated with poorer recognition of happy facial expressions.
- No similar associations were found for internalizing symptoms.
Conclusions:
- Early disruptions in response inhibition, particularly for happy emotional expressions, may contribute to disordered eating development.
- These findings highlight specific cognitive mechanisms in preadolescent disordered eating.
- The study emphasizes a dimensional approach to understanding eating disorder pathology.
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