Selective processing of eating disorder relevant stimuli: Does the Stroop Test provide an objective measure of bulimia nervosa?
✍ Scribed by Black, Carolyn M. D. ;Wilson, G. Terence ;Labouvie, Erich ;Heffernan, Karen
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 24 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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✦ Synopsis
Objective: To evaluate the specificity of the modified Stroop test as an objective measure of bulimia nervosa. Method: 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. Discussion: 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.