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Can we apply the dual‐pathway model of overeating to a population of weight‐preoccupied overweight women?
Author(s) -
GagGirouard MariePierre,
Bégin Catherine,
Provencher Véronique,
Tremblay Angelo,
Boivin Sonia,
Lemieux Simone
Publication year - 2009
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.20614
Subject(s) - overeating , overweight , dual (grammatical number) , psychology , obesity , population , developmental psychology , medicine , environmental health , endocrinology , art , literature
Objective: The aim of the study is to verifythe applicability of the dual‐pathwaymodel among weight‐preoccupied overweight women and to document the restraint pathway, the negative affect pathway, and the possibility of a direct pathway from body dissatisfaction to overeating. Method: Structural equations were performed to test the model on baseline data of 153 weight‐preoccupied overweight women recruited to participate in a randomized trial. Results: Findings suggest that the model obtains satisfactory fit. Although the restraint pathway is partially supported, the negative affect pathway is confirmed. A third pathway linking directly body dissatisfaction to overeating is also evidenced. Discussion: The dual‐pathway model of overeating seems to be representative of the reality of weight‐preoccupied overweight women, which could be pointed as a population in need of clinical attention, particularly considering the dramatically increasing rates of obesity. © 2008 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 2009