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The role of weight stigmatization in cumulative risk for binge eating
Author(s) -
Almeida Liliana,
Savoy Sarah,
Boxer Paul
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20749
Subject(s) - binge eating , psychology , clinical psychology , coping (psychology) , context (archaeology) , binge eating disorder , eating disorders , bulimia nervosa , paleontology , biology
Previous research supports a positive association between weight stigmatization experiences and binge eating. However, the extent to which weight stigmatization accounts for binge eating in the context of other risk factors requires further investigation. Using a cumulative risk model, we examine previously studied risk factors (environmental stress, psychological functioning, negative coping, body dissatisfaction) as well as weight stigmatization as predictors of binge eating bariatric patients and undergraduate students. Results show a unique contribution of weight stigmatization. Analyses by sample indicated that this was only the case for the undergraduate student sample. Results support weight stigmatization as a meaningful predictor of binge eating and highlight the need for further work investigating how these experiences work to promote eating pathology. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 00:1–15, 2010.