What the Eye Sees, the Mind Rejects: Implicit Visual Processing of Food Images in Anorexia Nervosa.

IF 3.4 2区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHIATRY
M Dimakopoulou, T Ciorli, M Pyasik, C Andriulli, F Bevione, M Martini, G Abbate Daga, L Pia
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Abstract

Objective: This study aims to explore the role of implicit visual processing in reinforcing maladaptive eating behaviours in Anorexia Nervosa-restricting subtype (AN-R), focussing on how high- and low-calorie food stimuli are processed at different stages.

Method: Thirty-two AN-R females and 36 healthy controls participated. Using a combination of novel paradigms in the field, the study employed: Breaking Continuous Flash Suppression (bCFS) for unconscious detection, Binocular Rivalry (BR) for perceptual dominance, and the Food Preference Approach-Avoidance Task (FP-AAT) for subconscious food associations.

Results: AN-R individuals exhibited prolonged perceptual dominance for high-calorie foods but simultaneously displayed stronger implicit avoidance tendencies towards these foods. Notably, the perceptual advantage correlated with heightened interoceptive awareness, while avoidance was linked to body dissatisfaction and difficulty tolerating bodily sensations. Conversely, healthy females showed the opposite pattern, implicitly approaching high-calorie foods while avoiding low-calorie foods, suggesting a more adaptive integration of food-related cues.

Conclusions: This study provides novel insights into the complex role of high-calorie foods in AN, highlighting whether and how different aspects of implicit visual processing influence eating behaviours, and underscoring the need for targeted interventions incorporating implicit cognitive mechanisms to address visual processing biases and support AN recovery.

眼睛看到的,大脑拒绝:厌食症神经中食物图像的内隐视觉加工。
目的:本研究旨在探讨内隐视觉加工在厌食症神经性限制亚型(AN-R)进食不良行为强化中的作用,重点研究高热量和低热量食物刺激在不同阶段的加工过程。方法:32名AN-R女性和36名健康对照。本研究采用打破连续闪光抑制(bCFS)作为无意识检测,双眼竞争(BR)作为感知优势,食物偏好趋近-回避任务(FP-AAT)作为潜意识食物联想。结果:AN-R个体对高热量食物表现出长期的感知优势,但同时对这些食物表现出更强的内隐回避倾向。值得注意的是,感知优势与增强的内感受意识相关,而回避与身体不满和难以忍受身体感觉有关。相反,健康的女性表现出相反的模式,隐性地接近高热量食物,同时避免低热量食物,这表明与食物相关的线索更具适应性整合。结论:本研究为高热量食物在AN中的复杂作用提供了新的见解,强调了内隐视觉加工的不同方面是否以及如何影响饮食行为,并强调了纳入内隐认知机制的有针对性干预措施的必要性,以解决视觉加工偏见并支持AN恢复。
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European Eating Disorders Review
European Eating Disorders Review PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-
CiteScore
8.90
自引率
7.50%
发文量
81
期刊介绍: European Eating Disorders Review publishes authoritative and accessible articles, from all over the world, which review or report original research that has implications for the treatment and care of people with eating disorders, and articles which report innovations and experience in the clinical management of eating disorders. The journal focuses on implications for best practice in diagnosis and treatment. The journal also provides a forum for discussion of the causes and prevention of eating disorders, and related health policy. The aims of the journal are to offer a channel of communication between researchers, practitioners, administrators and policymakers who need to report and understand developments in the field of eating disorders.
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