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Binge eating severity, self‐concept, dieting self‐efficacy and social support during treatment of binge eating disorder
Author(s) -
Goodrick G. Ken,
Pendleton Victor R.,
Kimball Kay T.,
Carlos Poston Walker S.,
Reeves Rebecca S.,
Foreyt John P.
Publication year - 1999
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(199911)26:3<295::aid-eat7>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - binge eating , dieting , binge eating disorder , psychology , bulimia nervosa , clinical psychology , eating disorders , psychiatry , obesity , weight loss , medicine
Objective In treatment of binge eating, measures of self‐concept, eating self‐efficacy, and social support were examined at 0, 6, and 18 months to determine if improvements in these variables were associated with reductions in binge eating severity. Method Obese adult females (N = 125) were treated for 6 months, with 12 months of maintenance meetings. The Binge Eating Scale (BES), Tennessee Self‐Concept Scale (TSC), Dieter's Inventory of Eating Temptations (DIET), and a social support measure (SocSup) were used. Results Over the first 6 months, improvements in BES were associated with improvements in the TSC and DIET. Over 18 months, improvements in BES were associated with improvements in the TSC, DIET, and SocSup. Discussion Therapy for binge eating should result in improvement in self‐concept and eating self‐efficacy, as well as reductions in binge eating. This study showed that self‐concept and eating self‐efficacy were associated with improvement in binge eating severity. The association with social support did not appear until long‐term follow‐up. Improvement in self‐concept and eating self‐efficacy may be processes leading to clinical improvement in this eating disorder, or they may result from changes in binge eating. © 1999 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 26: 295–300, 1999.