Feeding and Eating Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
metabeliefs, metacognition, brooding, rumination, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder
Brief summary
The present study aims to study the presence of metacognitive beliefs in adolescent subjects with eating and nutrition disorders (END) compared with a control group composed of subjects of the same sex and age belonging to the general population.
Interventions
OTHERObservation of several factors involved in eating and nutrition disorders
Observation of symptomatology of eating and nutrition disorders, metacognitive beliefs, brooding and rumination.
Sponsors
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
12 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Eating and nutrition disorders (END) Inclusion Criteria: * Female sex * Age: 12 to 17 years * Italian nationality * Diagnosis relating to the END framework according to the diagnostic criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
Exclusion criteria
* Absence of signed Informed Consent Control group Inclusion Criteria: * Female sex * Age: 12 to 17 years * Italian nationality
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Metacognitive beliefs | Baseline | Metacognition Questionnaire (MCQ-30; Cartwright-Hatton \& Wells, 1997), a self-report test composed of 30 items on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (I do not agree) to 4 (I completely agree 'agreement) |
| Brooding | Baseline | Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ; Meyer et at., 1990), a self-report test composed of 16 items on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (not at all typical) to 5 (very typical) |
| Rumination | Baseline | Ruminative Response Scale (RRS; Nolen-Hoeksema and Morrow, 1991), a self-report test composed of 20 items on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (almost never) to 4 (almost always) |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
CONTACTAlessandro Sartorio, MD
CONTACTLuca Grappiolo, Dr.
Outcome results
None listed