@article{TEXTUAL,
      recid = {12821},
      author = {Dougherty, Elizabeth N. and Bottera, Angeline R. and  Murray, Matthew F. and Ekwonu, Adaora and Wildes, Jennifer  E. and Haedt-Matt, Alissa A.},
      title = {Habitual behavioural control moderates the relation  between daily perceived stress and purging},
      journal = {European Eating Disorders Review},
      address = {2024-07-12},
      number = {TEXTUAL},
      abstract = {&lt;p&gt;Objective: Evidence suggests that interpersonal stress  plays a role in maintaining binge eating and purging (e.g.,  self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives). Stress is  especially likely to promote engagement in maladaptive  behaviour if the behaviour is habitual; therefore,  individuals whose binge eating and/or purging are habitual  may be particularly likely to engage in these behaviours in  the context of interpersonal stress. We aimed to  investigate this hypothesis in a sample of women with binge  eating and/or purging using ecological momentary assessment  (EMA).&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Method: Women (N = 81) with binge-eating  and/or purging symptoms completed a self-report measure  assessing habit strength of binge eating and purging  followed by a 14-day EMA protocol assessing daily perceived  interpersonal stress and binge-eating and purging  episodes.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Results: Habit strength of purging  moderated the within-person effect of interpersonal stress  on purging frequency, such that higher daily stress was  associated with greater same-day purging frequency when  purging was more habitual. Contrary to expectations, the  interactive effect of habit strength of binge eating and  daily interpersonal stress on same-day binge-eating  frequency was non-significant.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Conclusions: Findings  suggest that individuals with habitual purging may be  vulnerable to engaging in purging when they are  experiencing high levels of interpersonal stress.&lt;/p&gt;},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/12821},
}