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Autonomic nervous system functioning, measured with heart rate variability (HRV), is associated with emotion regulation and likely contributes to binge eating. This study examined the link between HRV and binge eating severity and analyzed changes in HRV as a marker of emotion regulation in individuals with binge eating. Participants (n = 28) with obesity and loss of control eating reported overeating and loss of control episodes and completed an HRV assessment at rest and during a mental stressor. At rest, lower time-domain HRV was linked to more severe loss of control (SDNN B = 0.18, p = 0.03). Frequency-domain HRV was associated with more severe overeating (LFn B = 14.92, p = 0.03; HFn B = 14.81, p = 0.04). Frequency-domain HRV differed between resting and stressed conditions (p's < 0.001). Findings contribute to understanding emotion regulation in binge eating and guide future research and novel intervention development.
Heart rate variability and emotion regulation among individuals with obesity and loss of control eating
Creators
Kathryn M. Godfrey - Drexel University
Adrienne Juarascio - Drexel University
Stephanie Manasse - Drexel University
Arpi Minassian - VA San Diego Healthcare System
Victoria Risbrough - VA San Diego Healthcare System
Niloofar Afari - VA San Diego Healthcare System
Publication Details
Physiology & behavior, v 199
Publisher
Elsevier
Number of pages
6
Grant note
K23MH105680 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
K23 MH105680 / NIMH NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Resource Type
Journal article
Language
English
Academic Unit
Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]
Web of Science ID
WOS:000456753900010
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85056592678
Other Identifier
991019168991804721
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