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An investigation of counterregulatory eating in obese clinic attenders
Author(s) -
McCann Karen L.,
Perri Michael G.,
Nezu Arthur M.,
Lowe Michael R.
Publication year - 1992
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(199209)12:2<161::aid-eat2260120206>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - binge eating , moderation , overweight , psychology , obesity , eating behavior , weight loss , preload , clinical psychology , eating disorders , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , hemodynamics
This study examined eating regulation among obese persons who applied for weight loss treatment. A forced‐preload paradigm was utilized to test (a) whether obese individuals seeking treatment engage in counterregulatory eating and (b) whether restraint, binge eating severity, or body image disparagement moderate the effects of preloads on eating. The results in a sample of 72 clinically overweight women indicated that obese persons seeking weight loss treatment did indeed display counterregulatory eating behavior. When treated as continuous variables, none of the moderator variables interacted with preload status to influence eating in the expected direction. However, when subjects were divided into binge and nonbinge eaters, binge status moderated the effect of preloads on eating. © 1992 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.