title: Dimensions of impulsivity in relation to eating disorder recovery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Impulsivity is associated with eating pathology, but different dimensions of impulsivity have not been extensively studied in the eating disorders. The current study examined the relationship between four facets of impulsivity and eating disorder recovery status.
  
  
  METHODS
  Females formerly seen for an eating disorder were categorized as having an eating disorder (n = 53), partially recovered (n = 15), or fully recovered (n = 20) based on a diagnostic interview and physical, behavioral, and psychological indices. These groups and non-eating disorder controls were compared on impulsivity facets from the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale (UPPS): Urgency (negative urgency), Premeditation (lack of), Perseverance (lack of), and Sensation Seeking.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Negative urgency (the tendency to engage in impulsive behavior to alleviate negative affect) was related to recovery. The fully recovered group and controls experienced significantly less negative urgency than those with a current eating disorder; the partially recovered group did not differ from the eating disorder group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings suggest that negative urgency may be a particularly important facet of impulsivity to target in therapeutic intervention for eating disorders, especially among those with a history of binge eating and/or purging. Future longitudinal work is needed to test a potential causal relationship between negative urgency and eating disorder recovery. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2016; 49:1027-1031).
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bardone-Cone
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: Rachel M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: Margaret R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Balk
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: Katherine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Koller
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002032:Bulimia / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; eating disorders; impulsivity; negative urgency