The Role of Disgust Emotion in Eating Disorders and Its Relationship with Dissociative Symptoms

Background: Disgust is a central emotion in eating disorders, influencing both their development and maintenance. High sensitivity to disgust has been associated with restrictive and purgative behaviors, as well as with greater severity of eating disorder symptoms. Despite its importance, the differ...

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Autores: Rabito-Alcón, María F., González-Vázquez, Anabel, Baile, Jose I.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA)
Repositorio:udiMundus. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad a Distancia de Madrid
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12226/2785
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13080954
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Palabra clave:disgust
self-disgust
dissociation
eating disorders
obesity
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spelling The Role of Disgust Emotion in Eating Disorders and Its Relationship with Dissociative SymptomsRabito-Alcón, María F.González-Vázquez, AnabelBaile, Jose I.disgustself-disgustdissociationeating disordersobesityBackground: Disgust is a central emotion in eating disorders, influencing both their development and maintenance. High sensitivity to disgust has been associated with restrictive and purgative behaviors, as well as with greater severity of eating disorder symptoms. Despite its importance, the different aspects of disgust are rarely examined in depth, limiting the understanding of its role in these disorders. Since the emotion of disgust is more closely linked to the body and food than other emotions, the aim of this paper is to understand its possible role in eating disorders and obesity. Method: In a case–control study, 313 women (155 with eating disorders and obesity in the clinical group and 158 in the control group) were assessed using various questionnaires, including measures of disgust, dissociation, and symptom severity. Results: The results showed that the clinical group reported greater symptom severity, more dissociative symptoms, and higher sensitivity to disgust than the control group. It is noteworthy that there were significant differences between subtypes of the clinical group, particularly in disgust related to hygiene, sexual content and deterioration and disease. Conclusions: These findings highlight the importance of considering disgust in the evaluation and treatment of eating disorders, emphasizing the need for further research on this emotion to develop more effective therapeutic interventions that address this complex emotion in the context of eating disorders and obesity.2024-25Departamento de Psicología y SaludFacultad de Psicología y Ciencias de la Salud(GI-14/1) Perspectiva psicológica en Trastornos del Comportamiento Alimentario y Obesidad2025info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12226/2785https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13080954reponame:udiMundus. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad a Distancia de Madridinstname:Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:udimundus.udima.es:20.500.12226/27852026-06-02T12:44:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Role of Disgust Emotion in Eating Disorders and Its Relationship with Dissociative Symptoms
title The Role of Disgust Emotion in Eating Disorders and Its Relationship with Dissociative Symptoms
spellingShingle The Role of Disgust Emotion in Eating Disorders and Its Relationship with Dissociative Symptoms
Rabito-Alcón, María F.
disgust
self-disgust
dissociation
eating disorders
obesity
title_short The Role of Disgust Emotion in Eating Disorders and Its Relationship with Dissociative Symptoms
title_full The Role of Disgust Emotion in Eating Disorders and Its Relationship with Dissociative Symptoms
title_fullStr The Role of Disgust Emotion in Eating Disorders and Its Relationship with Dissociative Symptoms
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Disgust Emotion in Eating Disorders and Its Relationship with Dissociative Symptoms
title_sort The Role of Disgust Emotion in Eating Disorders and Its Relationship with Dissociative Symptoms
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rabito-Alcón, María F.
González-Vázquez, Anabel
Baile, Jose I.
author Rabito-Alcón, María F.
author_facet Rabito-Alcón, María F.
González-Vázquez, Anabel
Baile, Jose I.
author_role author
author2 González-Vázquez, Anabel
Baile, Jose I.
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv disgust
self-disgust
dissociation
eating disorders
obesity
topic disgust
self-disgust
dissociation
eating disorders
obesity
description Background: Disgust is a central emotion in eating disorders, influencing both their development and maintenance. High sensitivity to disgust has been associated with restrictive and purgative behaviors, as well as with greater severity of eating disorder symptoms. Despite its importance, the different aspects of disgust are rarely examined in depth, limiting the understanding of its role in these disorders. Since the emotion of disgust is more closely linked to the body and food than other emotions, the aim of this paper is to understand its possible role in eating disorders and obesity. Method: In a case–control study, 313 women (155 with eating disorders and obesity in the clinical group and 158 in the control group) were assessed using various questionnaires, including measures of disgust, dissociation, and symptom severity. Results: The results showed that the clinical group reported greater symptom severity, more dissociative symptoms, and higher sensitivity to disgust than the control group. It is noteworthy that there were significant differences between subtypes of the clinical group, particularly in disgust related to hygiene, sexual content and deterioration and disease. Conclusions: These findings highlight the importance of considering disgust in the evaluation and treatment of eating disorders, emphasizing the need for further research on this emotion to develop more effective therapeutic interventions that address this complex emotion in the context of eating disorders and obesity.
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(GI-14/1) Perspectiva psicológica en Trastornos del Comportamiento Alimentario y Obesidad
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