Alexander Rice, Jason M Lavender, Lisa M Shank, M K Higgins Neyland, Bethelhem Markos, Hannah Repke, Hannah Haynes, Julia Gallagher-Teske, Natasha A Schvey, Tracy Sbrocco, Denise E Wilfley, Brian Ford, Caitlin B Ford, Sarah Jorgensen, Jack A Yanovski, Mark Haigney, David A Klein, Jeffrey Quinlan, Marian Tanofsky-Kraff
PURPOSE: Evidence suggests that difficulties identifying and describing one's feelings, core components of alexithymia, are associated with attitudinal and behavioral symptoms of disordered eating; depressive symptoms also may underlie these associations. Specifically, research indicates that alexithymia is positively related to depressive symptoms, which in turn may promote both disordered-eating attitudes and certain disinhibited-eating behaviors (e.g., emotional eating). Findings also suggest that military-dependent youth with high weight may exhibit elevated depressive symptoms and disordered eating...
July 19, 2022: Eating and Weight Disorders: EWD