The University of Melbourne

Investigating cognitive factors related to eating disorders

Chief InvestigatorUniversity SupervisorClosing Date
Isabel KrugIsabel Krug30 Jun, 2025
Chief InvestigatorIsabel Krug
University SupervisorIsabel Krug
Closing Date30 Jun, 2025

About the research trial

You are invited to take part in this research investigating the role of cognitive flexibility, perfectionism and rumination in eating disorders and disordered eating behaviours.

Recruitment details

We are recruiting both individuals with a lived current or lifetime eating disorder and controls without an eating disorder diagnosis.

Requirements for participation:

  • Over the age of 18 Fluent in English
  • Fluent in English
  • No history of a head injury, have no known neurological disorder and have not\
    been diagnosed with a psychotic condition. 
  • We are seeking people with and without a lifetime diagnosis of anorexia\
    nervosa to take part. 
  • You must be able to download a small file to their computer or smartphone in order to complete the study. 

You will be asked to complete several self-report measures, followed by two short, simple neuropsychological tasks. These tasks will involve matching cards and using the cursor to draw a line between letters and numbers.

To complete the tasks, you will be required to download a small file onto your computer or smart phone. This file can be deleted after you have completed the study. You will not be required to install any program or software.

The study will take less than one hour to complete.

For more information, you can contact the researchers directly:

Zaki Browning- zaki.browning@student.unimelb.​edu.au

Isabel Krug isabel.krug@unimelb.edu.au

Stephanie Miles - stephanie.miles@orygen.org.au

Link for participation:

https://q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_6WfyTaHf0YohmK2

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