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Emotions mediate the relationship between autistic traits and disordered eating: A new autistic-emotional model for eating pathology.
Psychiatry research - 30 Nov 2016
Mansour Salma, Rozenblat Vanja, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz Matthew, Paganini Chiara, Treasure Janet, Krug Isabel
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The aim of the study was to assess the extent of overlap between autistic traits, body dissatisfaction and disordered eating and to explore the mediating effects of negative attitudes towards emotional expression and emotion dysregulation. The sample comprised 416 university students (82% females, 17-48 years [M=19.76, SD=3.85]), who completed an online questionnaire assessing eating attitudes and behaviours...
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