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Disgust and eating disorder symptomatology in a non‐clinical population: The role of trait anxiety and anxiety sensitivity
Author(s) -
Davey Graham C. L.,
Chapman Laura
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical psychology and psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.315
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1099-0879
pISSN - 1063-3995
DOI - 10.1002/cpp.623
Subject(s) - disgust , psychology , anxiety , anxiety sensitivity , trait anxiety , population , clinical psychology , trait , anxiety disorder , psychiatry , medicine , anger , environmental health , computer science , programming language
The present paper reports the results of a study investigating the relationship between a domains‐independent measure of disgust (the Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Scale‐Revised) and measures of eating disorder symptomatology in a non‐clinical population. Significant correlations between disgust sensitivity and disgust propensity and selected eating disorder symptomatology measures suggested that disgust is significantly correlated with measures of eating disorder symptomatology and is appraised more negatively. However, both measures of disgust propensity and sensitivity failed to predict any significant residual variance in scores on eating symptomatology measures when either trait anxiety or anxiety sensitivity was controlled for. This suggests that while the experience of disgust may be heightened in individuals with eating disorders, it may be linked to other relevant emotions such as anxiety and anxiety sensitivity rather than being an independent risk factor for symptoms. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Key Practitioner Message: The experience of disgust may be heightened in individuals with eating disorder symptomatology. Disgust levels may not be an independent predictor of eating disorder symptoms. In those with eating disorder symotomatology disgust may be linked to other emotions such as anxiety and anxiety sensitivity.