Journal
NUTRIENTS
Volume 14, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu14091728
Keywords
disgust; self-disgust; eating disorders
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- Turkish Ministry of National Education
- Medical Research Council (MRC) [MR/N013700/1]
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- University of Minnesota
- Saudi Government Educational Sponsorship
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) for Mental Health
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This article conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of disgust and self-disgust in people with eating disorders, finding that these emotions have potential clinical relevance in the treatment of eating disorders.
Disgust and self-disgust are aversive emotions which are often encountered in people with eating disorders. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of disgust and self-disgust in people with eating disorders using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The systematic review of the literature revealed 52 original research papers. There was substantial heterogeneity regarding the research question and outcomes. However, we found 5 articles on disgust elicited by food images, 10 studies on generic disgust sensitivity, and 4 studies on self-disgust, and we proceeded to a meta-analytic approach on these studies. We found that women with eating disorders have significantly higher momentary disgust feelings in response to food images (1.32; 95% CI 1.05, 1.59), higher generic disgust sensitivity (0.49; 95% CI 0.24, 0.71), and higher self-disgust (1.90; 95% CI 1.51, 2.29) compared with healthy controls. These findings indicate the potential clinical relevance of disgust and self-disgust in the treatment of eating disorders.
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