Binge eating disorder and the proposed DSM-IV criteria: Psychometric analysis of the questionnaire of eating and weight patterns

Nangle, Douglas W.; Johnson, William G.; Carr-Nangle, Rebecca E.; Engler, Linda B.

doi:10.1002/1098-108x(199409)16:2<147::aid-eat2260160206>3.0.co;2-p

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“…QEWP-R-based BED diagnosis is moderately stable over a 3-week interval ( ϭ 0.58) (32), correlates moderately with BED diagnosis based on structured interview ( ϭ 0.57) (33), and differentiates high-vs. low-frequency binge eaters with adequate predictive efficiency (71% to 73%) (32).…”

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Binge‐Eating Disorder in Brazilian Women on a Weight‐Loss Program

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BORGES, M. BEATRIZ F., MIGUEL R. JORGE, CHRISTINA M. MORGAN, DARTIU XAVIER DA SILVEIRA, AND OSVLADIR CUSTÓ DIO. Binge-eating disorder in Brazilian women on a weight-loss program. Obes Res. 2002;10:1127-1134. Objective: To examine binge-eating disorder (BED) and its association with obesity, weight patterns, and psychopathology in a Brazilian sample of female participants of a weightloss program in São Paulo, Brazil. Research Methods and Procedures: Two hundred and seventeen overweight (body mass index Ն 25 kg/m 2 ) women, ages 15 to 59 years, enrolled in the Weight Watchers Program were recruited for the study at a program branch meeting after completing the Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns-Revised, Beck Depression Inventory, and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20. Participants were categorized into four groups: those who met questionnaire criteria for BED, those who met questionnaire criteria for bulimia nervosa (BN), those that reported binge eating but did not meet all the criteria for any eating disorder (BE), and those with no eating disorder symptoms (No ED). Groups were compared on measures of weight, depressive symptoms, and alexithymia. Results: Binge eating was frequently reported by women in this study (BED, 16.1%; BN, 4.6%; BE, 22.6%). BED women had significantly higher body mass index, greater highest weight ever, and more frequent weight cycling than the No ED group. BED women also reported more depressive symptoms than BE and No ED women, and were more alexithymic than the No ED group. BE women presented more frequent weigh cycling and were also more depressed and alexithymic than the No ED group. Discussion: BED is not uncommon in overweight Brazilian women, and similar to North American and European samples, it is associated with overweight and higher levels of psychopathology in this population.

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“…They completed the Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns-Revised (QEWP-R; see Nangle, Johnson, Carr-Nangle, & Engler, 1994;Spitzer et al, 1992Spitzer et al, , 1993, as well as a self-report measure developed for this study. The self-report assessed attitudes toward diet, weight, Fijian cultural traditions concerning appetite and food, and media exposure.…”

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Binge eating and binge eating disorder in a small‐scale, indigenous society: The view from Fiji

Becker

Burwell

Navara³

et al. 2003

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective: Although the cross-cultural prevalence of anorexia and bulimia nervosa has been investigated in multiple studies, little is known about the prevalence and correlates of binge eating and binge eating disorder (BED) cross-culturally. No published studies to date have explored BED in small-scale, indigenous, or developing societies. The current study investigated the prevalence and correlates of binge eating in a community sample of Fijian women living in rural Fiji. Methods: Fifty ethnic Fijian women completed a self-report measure developed for this study on dieting and attitudes toward body shape and change, a Nadroga-language questionnaire on body image, and the Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns-Revised (QEWP-R). Their height and weight were also measured. Patterns of dieting, high body mass index (BMI), and attitudes toward eating and body image were compared between women with and without a history of binge eating. Results: Ten percent of respondents reported at least weekly episodes of binge eating during the past 6 months and 4% endorsed symptoms consistent with BED. Binge eating in this sample was associated significantly with a BMI value above 35, a history of dieting, and a high concern with body shape. Binge eating was not associated with several markers of acculturation in this sample, although it was associated with a key, nontraditionally Fijian (i.e., acculturated) attitude toward the body. Discussion: Binge eating occurred in a social context with traditions concerning weight and diet widely disparate from Western populations. However, correlates of binge eating in this sample suggest that nontraditional Fijian attitudes toward weight and body shape play a contributory role. # 2003 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 34: 423-431, 2003.

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“…In multisite field trials, the QEWP distinguished binge eaters, nonbinge eaters, and bulimics on both weight and eating variables, including BMI, weight history, age of onset of obesity, dieting, and weight cycling Spitzer et al, 1993). Psychometric analysis (Nangle, Johnson, Carr-Nangle, & Engler, 1994) indicated that the BED diagnosis test-retest reliability from the QEWP was similar to test-retest reliabilities reported for other psychiatric disorders when the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM III-R (SCID) and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) (Williams et al, 1992) were administered. The BED diagnosis was also moderately stable over a 3-week interval (kappa ¼ 0.58) (Nangle et al, 1994).…”

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A test of the continuity perspective across bulimic and binge eating pathology

Fitzgibbon

Sánchez-Johnsen

Martinovich

2003

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Abstract:Objective: This article examines the continuity/discontinuity perspective of eating pathology among 375 women seeking treatment. Methods: Participants were categorized into five separate groups: obese nonbingers, subthreshold binge eating disorder (BED), BED, subthreshold bulimics, and bulimics. We tested whether differences in core eating pathology (drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, current body image, body image ideal) and psychiatric symptoms (depression, interoceptive awareness) differentiated the groups quantitatively (supporting the continuity perspective) or qualitatively (supporting the discontinuity perspective). Results: Our results, overall, supported the continuity perspective of eating pathology. A discriminant function analysis using the eating pathology and psychiatric symptom variables as predictor variables found that one primary factor differentiated the five groups on both core eating pathology and psychiatric variables.

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Binge eating disorder and the proposed DSM-IV criteria: Psychometric analysis of the questionnaire of eating and weight patterns

Cited by 117 publications

References 9 publications

Binge‐Eating Disorder in Brazilian Women on a Weight‐Loss Program

Binge‐Eating Disorder in Brazilian Women on a Weight‐Loss Program

Binge eating and binge eating disorder in a small‐scale, indigenous society: The view from Fiji

A test of the continuity perspective across bulimic and binge eating pathology

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