Open AccessNegative Affect and Loss of Control Eating Among Bariatric Surgery Patients: an Ecological Momentary Assessment Pilot Investigation
Author(s) -
Gail A. Williams-Kerver,
Kristine J. Steffen,
Kathryn E. Smith,
Li Cao,
Ross D. Crosby,
Scott G. Engel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
obesity surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1708-0428
pISSN - 0960-8923
DOI - 10.1007/s11695-020-04503-6
Subject(s) - mood , weight loss , affect (linguistics) , medicine , eating behavior , obesity , surgery , clinical psychology , psychology , communication
Research shows that loss of control (LOC) eating impacts weight outcomes following bariatric surgery, but mechanisms explaining the development and/or maintenance of post-surgical LOC eating remain unclear. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) research among eating disorder populations has demonstrated prospective relationships between negative affect (NA) and LOC eating; however, this momentary effect has not been examined among bariatric surgery patients. Thus, this study used EMA data to examine momentary relationships between NA and LOC eating among pre- and post-bariatric surgery patients.