Eating disorders and pathological gambling in males : can they be differentiated by means of weight history and temperament and character traits?
Claes, Laurence (Catholic University of Leuven. Department of Psychology)
Jiménez-Murcia, Susana (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Agüera, Zaida (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Santamaría, Juan José (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Granero, Roser (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Fernández Aranda, Fernando (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)

Fecha:	2012
Descripción:	7 pàg.
Resumen:	In the present study, we investigated whether binge/purge eating disorders (ED) and pathological gambling (PG) in males can be differentiated by means of weight history and temperament and character traits. We investigated 43 male ED patients, 46 patho- logical gamblers and 46 healthy controls (HC) by means of lifetime weight information and the Cloninger's Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised (TCI-R). The MANCOVA results showed that ED patients showed significantly more lifetime weight fluctuations compared with PG and HC after controlling for age. Additionally, both ED and PG patients showed significantly higher scores on Harm Avoidance and lower Self-Directedness compared with HC. Results of a multinomial logistic regres- sion showed that ED versus HC membership was determined by more weight fluctuations and lower Self-Directedness; whereas ED versus PG membership was determined by more weight fluctua- tions. Finally, PG versus HC membership was characterized by more Harm Avoidance, Novelty Seeking, and Persistence, and less Self-directedness. Given that both patient groups were character- ized by low levels of Self-Directedness (i. e. , low levels of effortful or executive control), they can benefit from training in self-reg- ulation; and in PG patients special attention needs to be given on the training of behavioral control in the presence of novel and rewarding stimuli.
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Lengua:	Anglès
Documento:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Publicado en:	Eating Disorders, Vol. 20 Núm. 5 (2012) , p. 395-404, ISSN 1532-530X

DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2012.715517

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