[{"doi":"10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.018","_id":"13615","type":"scientific_journal_article","user_id":"83778","intvolume":"       183","department":[{"_id":"DEP1500"}],"abstract":[{"text":"Autistic traits, such as sensory sensitivities and rigid routines, have been linked to body dissatisfaction (BD) and eating disorders (EDs). However, the interplay between autistic traits, fat- and muscularity-related BD, and disordered eating remains underexplored. This cross-sectional study examined the relationships between autistic traits, BD, and disordered eating in 298 women. Correlations and mediation analyses, alongside bootstrapping techniques, were used to evaluate relationships between variables. Autistic traits were positively associated with \"traditional\" disordered eating symptoms including food avoidance and selective eating as well as appearance-related aspects of muscle dysmorphia. Autistic traits were positively associated with avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) symptoms. BD was elevated with increasing autistic traits, only in relation to body fat, not muscularity. Only body fat-related BD (BD-F), but not muscularity-related BD (BD-M) mediated the effect of autistic traits on disordered eating symptoms, predicting increases in both ED and body dysmorphic symptoms, as well as reductions in ARFID symptoms. Our findings suggest that women with autistic traits may be more susceptible to internalizing socially perpetuated body ideals or to social feedback towards their appearance, as only stereotypically \"female-typed\" BD-F, but not \"male-typed\" dissatisfaction with muscularity (BD-M) mediated the link between autistic traits and disordered eating. Implications are discussed.","lang":"eng"}],"quality_controlled":"1","publisher":"Elsevier BV","isi":"1","publication_status":"published","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"date_created":"2026-03-25T13:55:53Z","publication_identifier":{"issn":["0022-3956"],"eissn":["1879-1379"]},"publication":"Journal of Psychiatric Research","date_updated":"2026-04-10T10:38:23Z","author":[{"first_name":"Nora M.","last_name":"Laskowski","full_name":"Laskowski, Nora M."},{"first_name":"Vanessa C.","full_name":"Jürgensen, Vanessa C.","last_name":"Jürgensen"},{"last_name":"Lehe","full_name":"Lehe, Martin S.","first_name":"Martin S."},{"orcid":"0000-0002-9529-2215","first_name":"Georg","last_name":"Halbeisen","full_name":"Halbeisen, Georg","id":"85780"},{"full_name":"Paslakis, Georgios","last_name":"Paslakis","first_name":"Georgios"}],"year":"2025","external_id":{"pmid":["39983628"],"isi":["001431254700001"]},"page":"204-211","pmid":"1","status":"public","extern":"1","title":"Converging paths: Autistic traits, body image concerns, and disordered eating symptoms in women","volume":183,"citation":{"ama":"Laskowski NM, Jürgensen VC, Lehe MS, Halbeisen G, Paslakis G. Converging paths: Autistic traits, body image concerns, and disordered eating symptoms in women. <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i>. 2025;183:204-211. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.018\">10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.018</a>","ieee":"N. M. Laskowski, V. C. Jürgensen, M. S. Lehe, G. Halbeisen, and G. Paslakis, “Converging paths: Autistic traits, body image concerns, and disordered eating symptoms in women,” <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i>, vol. 183, pp. 204–211, 2025, doi: <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.018\">10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.018</a>.","short":"N.M. Laskowski, V.C. Jürgensen, M.S. Lehe, G. Halbeisen, G. Paslakis, Journal of Psychiatric Research 183 (2025) 204–211.","chicago-de":"Laskowski, Nora M., Vanessa C. Jürgensen, Martin S. Lehe, Georg Halbeisen und Georgios Paslakis. 2025. Converging paths: Autistic traits, body image concerns, and disordered eating symptoms in women. <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i> 183: 204–211. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.018\">10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.018</a>, .","din1505-2-1":"<span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Laskowski, Nora M.</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Jürgensen, Vanessa C.</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Lehe, Martin S.</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Halbeisen, Georg</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Paslakis, Georgios</span>: Converging paths: Autistic traits, body image concerns, and disordered eating symptoms in women. In: <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i> Bd. 183, Elsevier BV (2025), S. 204–211","van":"Laskowski NM, Jürgensen VC, Lehe MS, Halbeisen G, Paslakis G. Converging paths: Autistic traits, body image concerns, and disordered eating symptoms in women. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2025;183:204–11.","ufg":"<b>Laskowski, Nora M. u. a.</b>: Converging paths: Autistic traits, body image concerns, and disordered eating symptoms in women, in: <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i> 183 (2025),  S. 204–211.","havard":"N.M. Laskowski, V.C. Jürgensen, M.S. Lehe, G. Halbeisen, G. Paslakis, Converging paths: Autistic traits, body image concerns, and disordered eating symptoms in women, Journal of Psychiatric Research. 183 (2025) 204–211.","bjps":"<b>Laskowski NM <i>et al.</i></b> (2025) Converging Paths: Autistic Traits, Body Image Concerns, and Disordered Eating Symptoms in Women. <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i> <b>183</b>, 204–211.","mla":"Laskowski, Nora M., et al. “Converging Paths: Autistic Traits, Body Image Concerns, and Disordered Eating Symptoms in Women.” <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i>, vol. 183, 2025, pp. 204–11, <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.018\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.018</a>.","apa":"Laskowski, N. M., Jürgensen, V. C., Lehe, M. S., Halbeisen, G., &#38; Paslakis, G. (2025). Converging paths: Autistic traits, body image concerns, and disordered eating symptoms in women. <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i>, <i>183</i>, 204–211. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.018\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.018</a>","chicago":"Laskowski, Nora M., Vanessa C. Jürgensen, Martin S. Lehe, Georg Halbeisen, and Georgios Paslakis. “Converging Paths: Autistic Traits, Body Image Concerns, and Disordered Eating Symptoms in Women.” <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i> 183 (2025): 204–11. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.018\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.018</a>."}},{"_id":"13635","doi":"10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.031","intvolume":"       143","user_id":"83778","type":"scientific_journal_article","publisher":"Elsevier BV","abstract":[{"text":"Patients with binge eating disorder (BED) display recurring episodes of eating large amounts of food in a short period of time, especially during negative mood states. However, the psychological processes linking negative mood to binge eating behavior have not been sufficiently explored. This study investigated the effects of experimentally inducing a negative (sad) mood state upon reaction times in a computerized ApproachAvoidance-Task (AAT) using images of foods and compared to a neutral control procedure in which negative mood was not induced. Differences in reaction times between \"pulling\" and \"pushing away\" food cues in the AAT were considered surrogates for fast, automatic (i.e., implicit) preferences (\"bias\") for either the approach or avoidance of foods. Obese patients with BED (n = 40), weight-matched (obese) individuals (n = 40), and normweight controls (n = 29) were asked to approach (\"pull\") or avoid (\"push\") images of high- and low-calorie foods following the induction of a negative mood state vs. the neutral control procedure. Sample size was within the common range of previous investigations of the kind. Similar to previous findings, obese patients with BED exhibited an avoidance bias (i.e., faster reaction times in \"pushing\" compared to \"pulling\") during the neutral control condition. However, a contrast analysis revealed that negative mood was associated with decreased avoidance bias in obese patients with BED, but not in obese and norm-weight controls. Mood status exerted no effect on BED patients' self-reported (i.e., explicit) ratings of the urge to consume foods. These findings may help to advance current understanding of how negative (sad) mood states may affect binge eating behaviors. Implications of these findings for developing novel treatment approaches are discussed.","lang":"eng"}],"department":[{"_id":"DEP1500"}],"publication_status":"published","isi":"1","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"date_updated":"2026-04-09T12:07:24Z","publication_identifier":{"issn":["0022-3956"],"eissn":["1879-1379"]},"publication":"Journal of Psychiatric Research","date_created":"2026-03-27T10:12:18Z","status":"public","pmid":"1","page":"302-308","external_id":{"isi":["000701669500017"],"pmid":["34530341"]},"author":[{"last_name":"Krehbiel","first_name":"Johannes","full_name":"Krehbiel, Johannes"},{"id":"85780","first_name":"Georg","full_name":"Halbeisen, Georg","last_name":"Halbeisen","orcid":"0000-0002-9529-2215"},{"first_name":"Simone","full_name":"Kühn, Simone","last_name":"Kühn"},{"last_name":"Erim","first_name":"Yesim","full_name":"Erim, Yesim"},{"full_name":"Paslakis, Georgios","first_name":"Georgios","last_name":"Paslakis"}],"year":"2021","volume":143,"citation":{"apa":"Krehbiel, J., Halbeisen, G., Kühn, S., Erim, Y., &#38; Paslakis, G. (2021). Too hot to handle: Mood states moderate implicit approach vs. avoidance tendencies toward food cues in patients with obesity and active binge eating disorder. <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i>, <i>143</i>, 302–308. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.031\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.031</a>","chicago":"Krehbiel, Johannes, Georg Halbeisen, Simone Kühn, Yesim Erim, and Georgios Paslakis. “Too Hot to Handle: Mood States Moderate Implicit Approach vs. Avoidance Tendencies toward Food Cues in Patients with Obesity and Active Binge Eating Disorder.” <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i> 143 (2021): 302–8. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.031\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.031</a>.","van":"Krehbiel J, Halbeisen G, Kühn S, Erim Y, Paslakis G. Too hot to handle: Mood states moderate implicit approach vs. avoidance tendencies toward food cues in patients with obesity and active binge eating disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2021;143:302–8.","havard":"J. Krehbiel, G. Halbeisen, S. Kühn, Y. Erim, G. Paslakis, Too hot to handle: Mood states moderate implicit approach vs. avoidance tendencies toward food cues in patients with obesity and active binge eating disorder, Journal of Psychiatric Research. 143 (2021) 302–308.","bjps":"<b>Krehbiel J <i>et al.</i></b> (2021) Too Hot to Handle: Mood States Moderate Implicit Approach vs. Avoidance Tendencies toward Food Cues in Patients with Obesity and Active Binge Eating Disorder. <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i> <b>143</b>, 302–308.","mla":"Krehbiel, Johannes, et al. “Too Hot to Handle: Mood States Moderate Implicit Approach vs. Avoidance Tendencies toward Food Cues in Patients with Obesity and Active Binge Eating Disorder.” <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i>, vol. 143, 2021, pp. 302–08, <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.031\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.031</a>.","ufg":"<b>Krehbiel, Johannes u. a.</b>: Too hot to handle: Mood states moderate implicit approach vs. avoidance tendencies toward food cues in patients with obesity and active binge eating disorder, in: <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i> 143 (2021),  S. 302–308.","short":"J. Krehbiel, G. Halbeisen, S. Kühn, Y. Erim, G. Paslakis, Journal of Psychiatric Research 143 (2021) 302–308.","chicago-de":"Krehbiel, Johannes, Georg Halbeisen, Simone Kühn, Yesim Erim und Georgios Paslakis. 2021. Too hot to handle: Mood states moderate implicit approach vs. avoidance tendencies toward food cues in patients with obesity and active binge eating disorder. <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i> 143: 302–308. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.031\">10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.031</a>, .","din1505-2-1":"<span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Krehbiel, Johannes</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Halbeisen, Georg</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Kühn, Simone</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Erim, Yesim</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Paslakis, Georgios</span>: Too hot to handle: Mood states moderate implicit approach vs. avoidance tendencies toward food cues in patients with obesity and active binge eating disorder. In: <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i> Bd. 143, Elsevier BV (2021), S. 302–308","ieee":"J. Krehbiel, G. Halbeisen, S. Kühn, Y. Erim, and G. Paslakis, “Too hot to handle: Mood states moderate implicit approach vs. avoidance tendencies toward food cues in patients with obesity and active binge eating disorder,” <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i>, vol. 143, pp. 302–308, 2021, doi: <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.031\">10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.031</a>.","ama":"Krehbiel J, Halbeisen G, Kühn S, Erim Y, Paslakis G. Too hot to handle: Mood states moderate implicit approach vs. avoidance tendencies toward food cues in patients with obesity and active binge eating disorder. <i>Journal of Psychiatric Research</i>. 2021;143:302-308. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.031\">10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.031</a>"},"title":"Too hot to handle: Mood states moderate implicit approach vs. avoidance tendencies toward food cues in patients with obesity and active binge eating disorder","extern":"1"}]