Role of response inhibition, negative urgency and body image concerns in anticipation of eating disorders in girl Students University of Medical Sciences

The present research aimed to Identifythe role of response inhibition, negative urgency and body image concerns in anticipation of eating disorders in girl students at the University of Medical Sciences. This is a descriptive-correlational study. To achieve this goal, 120 female students were selected from students in the Lorestan University of Medical Sciences using cluster sampling method. Participants responded attitude to utrition, color-word Stroop, negative urgency and body image concerns were administered. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that the total reaction time in 4 cards, the total number of errors in 4 cards, negative emergency, visual image anxiety and symptoms of eating disorder have positive and significant relationships. Also, %33 of the total variance of eating disorder symptoms was explained by inhibition of response, negative emotion, and anxiety in the body image. The results showed that weak dominant response inhibition, negative urgency and concerns about body image can play a role in eating disorder symptoms in female students.