Selective processing of eating disorder relevant stimuli: does the Stroop Test provide an objective measure of bulimia nervosa?
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the specificity of the modified Stroop test as an objective measure of bulimia nervosa.


METHODS
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Black
C M
CM
Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855, USA.
Wilson
G T
GT
Labouvie
E
E
Heffernan
K
K
D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results