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Delay of gratification in bulimic and restricting anorexia nervosa patients
Author(s) -
Woznica Janet G.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199011)46:6<706::aid-jclp2270460603>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - psychology , anorexia nervosa , gratification , anorexia , intervention (counseling) , impulse control , delay of gratification , clinical psychology , psychiatry , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , eating disorders , medicine
Abstract This investigation posited that impairment in the delay of gratification is an etiological factor in anorexia nervosa that differentiates between bulimic anorexic and restricting anorexic subgroups. Forty‐eight women aged 18‐32 served as subjects. Among subjects aged 18–29, restricting anorexics scored significantly higher than bulimic anorexics on delay. Treatment implications indicate that restricting anorexics would benefit from intervention designed to decrease impulse control, while bulimic anorexics would benefit from intervention designed to increase delaying capacity.