Returning to emotional eating: the emotional eating scale psychometric properties and associations with body image flexibility and binge eating

Duarte, Cristiana; Pinto‐Gouveia, José

doi:10.1007/s40519-015-0186-z

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“…The distribution of BES responses scores within the established cut-offs was 92.7% (n = 935) for absent to minimal binge eating, 5.5% (n = 55) for mild to moderate binge eating, and 1.8% (n = 18) for severe binge eating. The means and standard deviations of the remaining study variables (Table 1) were similar to those obtained in previous studies with nonclinical samples (Duarte & Pinto-Gouveia, 2014;Fairburn, 2008;Henry & Crawford, 2005). Furthermore, the participants' BMI mean was within the normal weight range.…”

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Expanding binge eating assessment: Validity and screening value of the Binge Eating Scale in women from the general population

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There is growing recognition that binge eating is a prevalent problem with serious implications for both clinical and nonclinical samples. The current study aimed at examining the factor structure, psychometric properties and the screening usefulness of the Binge Eating Scale (BES) in a large sample of female college students and women from the Portuguese general population.A sample of 1008 participants was collected to conduct a confirmatory factor analysis and test the BES psychometric properties; 150 participants were further evaluated through the Eating Disorder Examination 16.0D to assess the discriminant validity of the BES.Results confirmed that the BES presents a sound one-dimensional factorial structure, with very good construct reliability and convergent validity. Also, the scale presented very good retest-reliability. Findings also offered evidence that BES is positively associated with measures of eating and general psychopathology, and BMI.Furthermore, BES revealed an excellent performance (96.7%) on discriminating clinically significant cases of binge eating, showing a sensitivity of 81.8% and a specificity of 97.8%.Results support the validity and usefulness of the BES as an assessment and screening tool for binge eating in women from the general population.

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“…The scale also revealed good psychometric properties in its Portuguese version (Duarte & Pinto-Gouveia, 2014). The scale revealed very good internal consistency in this study, with a Cronbach's alpha of .92.…”

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“…Alternatively, EE was lower in the ND cohort in comparison to OT. This could suggest a susceptibility to overeating in response to experiencing a negative emotion, such as fear, anxiety or stress, in the OT cohort, which has previously been linked to BMI and body image . We found no differences in the BMI between the cohorts in this study; therefore, this outcome could be investigated further to determine specific correlates of EE of students in health degrees.…”

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Eating attitudes and behaviours of students enrolled in undergraduate nutrition and dietetics degrees

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“…Conversely, individuals who are less concerned about their body image and eating habits may be less likely to engage in emotional eating [ 29 ]. Individuals with greater flexibility in their body image are also less likely to binge eat, which is associated with emotional eating [ 30 ]. However, previous research on the relationship between body image, weight, and emotional eating has predominantly studied individuals with overweight or obesity or individuals with diagnosed eating disorders.…”

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Emotional eating and weight regulation: a qualitative study of compensatory behaviors and concerns

2018

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BackgroundEmotional eating, or overeating in response to negative emotions, is a behavior endorsed by both normal weight and people with overweight/obesity. For some individuals, emotional eating contributes to weight gain and difficulties losing weight. However, there are also many who engage in emotional eating who maintain a normal weight. Little is known about the mechanisms by which these individuals are able to regulate their weight.MethodsThe present study seeks to gain insight into the behaviors of individuals of normal weight who engage in emotional eating through a series of one-on-one, 1-h long, qualitative interviews. Interviews were semi-structured and guided by questions pertaining to participants’ compensatory behaviors used to regulate weight and concerns regarding their emotional eating. All interviews were transcribed and then objected to a thematic analysis of their content.ResultsThe results of this analysis showed that participants endorsed using physical activity, controlling their eating behaviors, and engaging in alternative stress reduction and coping strategies to mitigate the effects of their emotional eating. They reported concern over the effects of emotional eating on their weight, body image, and health and saw this behavior as an unhealthy coping mechanism that was difficult to control.ConclusionsThese results suggest that programs promoting exercise, mindful eating, emotion regulation, and positive body image could have a positive effect on emotional eaters who struggle to maintain a healthy weight.

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Returning to emotional eating: the emotional eating scale psychometric properties and associations with body image flexibility and binge eating

Cited by 34 publications

References 33 publications

Expanding binge eating assessment: Validity and screening value of the Binge Eating Scale in women from the general population

Expanding binge eating assessment: Validity and screening value of the Binge Eating Scale in women from the general population

Eating attitudes and behaviours of students enrolled in undergraduate nutrition and dietetics degrees

Emotional eating and weight regulation: a qualitative study of compensatory behaviors and concerns

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