| Summary: | 碩士 === 中原大學 === 心理學研究所 === 100 === Abstract
Objective: There is an increasing trend in the prevalence of eating disorders in modern society, and young female are at high risk of bulimia nervosa. The present study discussed binge eating behavior is influenced by emotional variables, personality and also interaction of both emotion and personality, anger and impulsivity has its specific significance in the development of binge eating behavior; moreover, the relationship between anger and binge eating behavior is moderated by impulsivity. This study use trait-state anger theory and anger expression(Spielberger, 1988) as different aspect of anger, as well as UPPS model(Whiteside &; Lynam, 2001) as impulsivity constructs, to explore the influence of anger, impulsivity, as well as interaction of both anger and impulsivity on binge eating behavior, furthermore, to clarify which aspect of anger impact on binge eating, will be moderated by impulsivity, in addition, to clarify whether the relationship between anger and binge eating is moderated by urgent of impulsivity.
Method: This study used cross sectional design, the subjects were female undergraduate students at Chung Yuan Christian University, all subjects individually completed the measures in small group sessions, including three self-report questionnaires: State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory(STAXI), UPPS impulsive behavior scale and Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh(BITE), as well as demographic details. Pearson product-moment correlation analysis and a series of hierarchical regression analysis were conducted to examine the conceptual association of this study.
Results: 1. Further, coping style played a moderating role in the relationship between negative life event and depression or subjective well-being. Specifically, stress-exacerbation effects of avoidance/emotional coping on depression and stress-buffering effects of cognitive reappraisal/problem-solving coping on subjective well-being were found.
1.Trait anger and expression of anger in significantly predicted binge eating behavior separately. 2.Urgent of impulsivity predicted binge eating behavior significantly. 3. Impulsivity played a moderating role in the relationship between anger and binge eating behavior. Furthermore, the relationships between anger in and binge eating behavior is moderated by impulsivity, besides, the relationship between state anger and binge eating behavior is moderated by urgent. Results is suggested that trait anger, anger in, and urgency, the “tendency to irritability, emotionally unstable, anger suppression, affective dysregulation, and frequently experience strong impulses under conditions of negative affect” were the significant risk factors for binge eating behavior. Specifically, high degree of impulsivity worsen the impact of anger in on binge eating,
Discussion: Understanding the incidence of binge eating behavior among young female population in Taiwanese, furthermore, to extend previous empirical research, clarifying the impact of different aspect of anger, four dimensions of impulsivity, as well as the interaction of both anger and impulsivity on binge eating. In clinical practices, when treating for binge eating behavior, specific focus on aspect of anger in, and also emphasis on urgency ,which forced binge eating behavior. There is a need for further research to explore other important emotional variables and personality traits, which influence on binge eating behavior, in order to clarify psychopathological mechanisms of bulimia nervosa.
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