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Binge eating in obesity: Toward the specification of predictors
Author(s) -
Lowe Michael R.,
Caputo G. Craig
Publication year - 1991
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 - 10.1002/1098-108x(199101)10:1<49::aid-eat2260100106>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - psychopathology , binge eating , psychology , obesity , binge eating disorder , clinical psychology , eating disorders , developmental psychology , medicine , bulimia nervosa , endocrinology
Obese binge eaters evidence greater disturbance than do obese nonbingers on various eating and weight‐related characteristics and on many psychopathological dimensions as well. The present study attempted to specify the nature of risk factors for binging further by regressing factors from the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI) and the Three‐Factor Eating Questionnaire onto a measure of binge eating. Five variables were shown to reliably predict binge eating in a double cross‐validation procedure. Of these 5 variables, four assessed eating and weight‐related characteristics rather than psychopathology. The possible relevance of these predictor variables for understanding the causes of binge eating was considered.