Beliefs about the emotional consequences of eating and binge eating frequency

Young, Kyle P. De; Zander, Mary; Anderson, Drew A.

doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2013.10.012

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“…They are generally performed for hedonic and mood regulation purposes and are less frequently associated with problematic involvement (e.g., loss of control, negative outcomes). Among these everyday behaviors, it appears that “binge” eating is the behavior that is most frequently triggered by negative emotional states, supporting the evidence that excessive eating is commonly used to cope with negative affect (e.g., Anestis et al, 2007 , De Young et al, 2014 ). The case of excessive work warrants further discussion, as 44.1% of the sample reported negative outcomes and 46.9% reported being concerned with cognitive salience.…”

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confidence: 65%

Prevalence and characteristics of addictive behaviors in a community sample: A latent class analysis

Deleuze

Rochat

Romo

et al. 2015

Addictive Behaviors Reports

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While addictions to substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs have been extensively investigated, interest has been growing in potential non-substance-related addictive behaviors (e.g., excessive gambling, buying or playing video games). In the current study, we sought to determine the prevalence and characteristics of a wide range of addictive behaviors in a general population sample and to identify reliable subgroups of individuals displaying addictive behaviors.Seven hundred seventy participants completed an online survey. The survey screened for the presence and characteristics of the main recognized substance and behavioral addictions (alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, other drugs, gambling, compulsive shopping, intensive exercise, Internet and mobile phone overuse, intensive work involvement, and overeating) in a three-month period. Key aspects of addiction were measured for each reported behavior, including negative outcomes, emotional triggers (positive and negative emotional contexts), search for stimulation or pleasure, loss of control, and cognitive salience.Latent class analysis allowed us to identify three theoretically and clinically relevant subgroups of individuals. The first class groups problematic users, i.e., addiction-prone individuals. The second class groups at-risk users who frequently engage in potentially addictive behaviors to regulate emotional states (especially overinvolvement in common behaviors such as eating, working, or buying). The third class groups individuals who are not prone to addictive behaviors.The existence of different groups in the population sheds new light on the distinction between problematic and non-problematic addiction-like behaviors.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 65%

Prevalence and characteristics of addictive behaviors in a community sample: A latent class analysis

Deleuze

Rochat

Romo

et al. 2015

Addictive Behaviors Reports

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“…In addition, they completed brief symptom frequency and mood assessments weekly during the 12 weeks that are not included in the present study (see De Young et al, 2014 for more details). Participants were compensated $40 for completing all assessments.…”

Section: Unique Contribution Of Eating Disorder Symptomsmentioning

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Unique contributions of individual eating disorder symptoms to eating disorder-related impairment

Hovrud

Young

2015

Eating Behaviors

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“…While some studies have explored the relationship between positive affect and eating in healthy populations (e.g., [ 4 , 36 , 37 , 38 ]), very few have been carried out exploring the relationship between eating and positive emotions specifically in BED [ 23 , 24 , 39 ]. De Young et al [ 40 ] found that on weeks with lower-than-usual negative affect and higher-than-usual positive affect, individuals with binge-eating psychopathology (bulimia nervosa (BN) and BED) reported fewer binge-eating episodes, although the effect size was relatively small. Overall, knowledge regarding associations between positive emotions and eating in BED is very limited and additional studies are needed [ 13 ].…”

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Emotion Regulation in Binge Eating Disorder: A Review

2017

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The purpose of the present review is to provide a summary of the research findings on emotion regulation in Binge Eating Disorder (BED). Negative emotions and maladaptive emotion regulation strategies play a role in the onset and maintenance of binge eating in BED. Anger and sadness, along with negative emotions related to interpersonal experiences (i.e., disappointment, being hurt or loneliness), seem to be particularly relevant. Individuals with BED have a tendency to suppress and ruminate on their unwanted emotions, which leads to increased psychopathological thoughts and symptoms. Compared to healthy controls, they use adaptive strategies, such as reappraisal, less frequently. Evidence concerning the causal relation between negative affect and binge eating is inconclusive and still very limited. While experimental studies in a laboratory setting lack ecological validity, ecological momentary assessment studies offer more promise at unraveling the causal relationship between emotions and binge eating. Increases in negative affect are found to be antecedents of binge eating in BED. However, there seems to be less support for the possibility that binge eating serves as a means to alleviate negative affect. Finally, BED seems to be related to other forms of maladaptive emotion regulation strategies, such as substance abuse and self-harm.

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Beliefs about the emotional consequences of eating and binge eating frequency

Cited by 25 publications

References 19 publications

Prevalence and characteristics of addictive behaviors in a community sample: A latent class analysis

Prevalence and characteristics of addictive behaviors in a community sample: A latent class analysis

Unique contributions of individual eating disorder symptoms to eating disorder-related impairment

Emotion Regulation in Binge Eating Disorder: A Review

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