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Correlates of body image dissatisfaction in treatment‐seeking men and women with binge eating disorder
Author(s) -
Grilo Carlos M.,
Masheb Robin M.
Publication year - 2005
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/eat.20162
Subject(s) - overweight , binge eating , psychology , depression (economics) , binge eating disorder , body mass index , self esteem , clinical psychology , psychiatry , help seeking , eating disorders , bulimia nervosa , mental health , medicine , economics , macroeconomics , pathology
Abstract Objective: We examined body image dissatisfaction (BID) in patients with binge eating disorder (BED). Method: Six predictors were considered in 343 consecutive treatment‐seeking BED patients (76 men, 267 women): body mass index (BMI), age onset of overweight childhood teasing about weight or size childhood teasing about general appearance, depression, and self‐esteem. Results: Women reported higher BID than men. In women, depression, self‐esteem, and childhood teasing about weight or size jointly accounted for 28.4% of the variance in BID. In men, depression, self‐esteem, and BMI jointly accounted for 47.4% of the variance in BID. Discussion: Findings highlight gender differences and the importance of adult psychological functioning (depression and self‐esteem) for predicting BID in treatment‐seeking men and women with BED. © 2005 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.