Open AccessRelationships between nonappearance self-discrepancy, weight discrepancy, and binge eating disorder symptoms
Author(s) -
Elin Lantz Lesser,
Kathryn E. Smith,
Timothy J. Strauman,
Ross D. Crosby,
Scott G. Engel,
Scott J. Crow,
Carol B. Peterson,
Stephen A. Wonderlich
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eating and weight disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.008
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1590-1262
pISSN - 1124-4909
DOI - 10.1007/s40519-020-00975-8
Subject(s) - psychology , beck depression inventory , binge eating disorder , anxiety , binge eating , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , trait , self report study , eating disorders , psychiatry , bulimia nervosa , macroeconomics , computer science , economics , programming language
Self-discrepancy (i.e., perceived differences between one's actual self and personal standards) has been associated with binge eating disorder (BED) symptoms. However, little is known about how weight discrepancy (i.e., the difference between one's actual and ideal weights) interacts with or is distinguished from nonappearance self-discrepancy (discrepancy unrelated to weight or shape) in predicting BED severity. The current study examined how these two forms of discrepancy independently and interactively relate to BED and associated symptoms to elucidate how facets of self-discrepancy may operate to precipitate and maintain BED.