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(Universitat de Barcelona) (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge) (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge) (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge) (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge) (Universitat de Barcelona) (University of Michigan. Department of Psychology) (Flinders University. Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing) (Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem. Pszichológiai Intézet) (Universitat de Barcelona) (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)| Date: | 2026 |
| Description: | 17 pàg. |
| Abstract: | Background/aims: The comorbidity of mental disorders is a well-documented phenomenon. However, the co-occurrence of and underlying mechanisms of foodaddiction (FA) and behavioral addictions (BAs) have been scarcely investigated. Therefore, the aims of this study were as follows: (a) to perform a network analysis to explore the interrelationships between the clinical profile of patients seekingtreatment for gaming disorder, compulsive buying-shopping disorder (CBSD), compulsive sexual behavior disorder, and the comorbid presence of multiple BAs andFA; (b) to identify the core symptoms (central nodes) and correlates contributing tothe clinical profile of patients with this comorbidity; and (c) to determine empiricallyderived clusters of nodes depending on the presence or absence of FA. Methods: A sample of 209 participants (64. 6% men and 35. 4% women) wasassessed using a semi-structured clinical interview to diagnose BAs, along withself-reported psychometric assessments of FA, general psychopathology, personality traits, emotion regulation, and impulsivity. Separate networks were estimated according to the presence or absence of FA. Results: The nodes with the highest centrality indices among patients withFA + were self-directedness, followed by global psychopathological distress, age,and harm avoidance. Self-directedness was also identified as the most relevantbridging node among patients with FA+. The number of communities (clusters ofnodes) and their composition varied depending on the presence of comorbid FA. Conclusion: The profile observed in patients with both BAs and FA appears morecomplex than that observed in those without FA, and this increased complexitymay influence the course of the disorders as well as treatment outcomes. |
| Grants: | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PDI2021-124887OB-I00 Instituto de Salud Carlos III DTS22/00072 European Commission 101080219 Generalitat de Catalunya 2021/SGR-00824 Instituto de Salud Carlos III FORT23/00032 |
| Note: | Altres ajuts: RG and FF-A are supported by the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA Academia, 2021-Program and 2024-Program, respectively). AG-P is supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Grants for predoctoral training contracts-FPI, Ref. PRE2022-104138). |
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| Language: | Anglès |
| Document: | Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada |
| Subject: | Addictive behaviors ; Behavioral addictions ; Clinical profile ; Food addiction ; Network analysis |
| Published in: | Frontiers in psychology, Vol. 17 (2026) , art. 1703292, ISSN 1664-1078 |
