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Bulimia nervosa, restrained, and unrestrained eaters: A comparison of non‐binge eating behavior
Author(s) -
Bourne Susan K.,
Bryant Richard A.,
Griffiths Rosalyn A.,
Touyz Stephen W.,
Beumont Peter J. V.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199809)24:2<185::aid-eat8>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , binge eating , psychology , beck depression inventory , eating disorders , binge eating disorder , meal , body mass index , clinical psychology , eating disorder inventory , rating scale , depression (economics) , psychiatry , developmental psychology , anxiety , medicine , macroeconomics , economics
Objective This study investigated non‐binge eating behavior in bulimia nervosa, restrained and unrestrained eaters. Method: Nine females with bulimia nervosa, 12 female restrained eaters, and 13 female unrestrained eaters were administered the Eating Disorder Inventory‐2 (EDI‐2), the Body Shape Questionnaire, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Rosenberg Self‐Esteem Scale, and the Revised Restraint Scale (RRS). All subjects were videotaped during a midday meal and their eating behavior was subsequently rated using the Eating Behaviour Rating Scale (EBRS). Results: EBRS ratings were higher for bulimic than for unrestrained subjects. Restrained subjects' ratings did not differ from those of either bulimic or unrestrained subjects. EBRS scores were positively correlated with RRS and EDI‐2 total scores. Conclusions: Bulimic subjects display aberrant eating behavior, and the extent to which subjects engage in maladaptive eating behavior is related to the degree of eating pathology. These results support the utility of the EBRS as a useful index of eating behaviors in clinical and nonclinical populations. © 1998 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 24: 185–192, 1998.