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Selective processing of eating disorder relevant stimuli: Does the Stroop Test provide an objective measure of bulimia nervosa?
Author(s) -
Black Carolyn M. D.,
Wilson G. Terence,
Labouvie Erich,
Heffernan Karen
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199711)22:3<329::aid-eat13>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - stroop effect , bulimia nervosa , psychology , psychometrics , test (biology) , clinical psychology , eating disorders , developmental psychology , psychiatry , cognition , paleontology , biology
Objective To evaluate the specificity of the modified Stroop test as an objective measure of bulimia nervosa. Method: A modified Stroop Test was administered to patients with bulimia nervosa and two non‐clinical control groups of restrained and unrestrained eaters. Results: The data failed to show any specificity in the Stroop effect. Nor did the test provide a useful measure of treatment response. Discussion: Taken in conjunction with previous inconsistent findings, the results of this study call into question the utility of the modified Stroop effect as a specific measure of bulimia nervosa. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 22:329–333, 1997.