Emotion Dynamics and Emotion Regulation in Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review of Ecological Momentary Assessment Studies

Magdalena Wayda-Zalewska (), Piotr Grzegorzewski, Emilia Kot, Ewa Skimina, Philip S. Santangelo and Katarzyna Kucharska
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Magdalena Wayda-Zalewska: Institute of Psychology, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, 01938 Warsaw, Poland
Piotr Grzegorzewski: Institute of Psychology, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, 01938 Warsaw, Poland
Emilia Kot: Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, 00183 Warsaw, Poland
Ewa Skimina: Institute of Psychology, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, 01938 Warsaw, Poland
Philip S. Santangelo: Faculty of Psychology, University of Hagen, 58097 Hagen, Germany
Katarzyna Kucharska: Institute of Psychology, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, 01938 Warsaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 20, 1-19

Abstract: Altered emotion dynamics and emotion regulation (ER) have been indicated in theoretical descriptions of abnormal emotional functioning, which contributes to the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa (AN). Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) has recently become popular in research on eating disorders. It is a source of new insights into the psychopathology of AN as it enables intensive long-term tracking of everyday experiences and behaviours of individuals through repeated self-reports. The following systematic review aims to synthesize research on the use of EMA when evaluating emotion dynamics and ER in AN. Specific studies were identified with the use of MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Scopus databases. A supplemental search was performed in reference lists of the relevant publications. As a result, 27 publications were identified and included in the systematic review. The findings from the reviewed studies point to various disturbed components of emotion dynamics as well as to unique associations of maladaptive ER strategies with specific abnormalities in emotion dynamics in AN. Limitations of the studies were discussed as well. An outlook for further research in the field was provided in the last section of the paper.

Keywords: anorexia nervosa; ecological momentary assessment; experience sampling method; ambulatory assessment; emotion dynamics; emotion regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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