The contributions of weight problem perception, BMI, gender, mood, and smoking status to binge eating among college students

Executive functioning and behavioral impulsivity of young women who binge eat

“…19,20,22,23 Although some research suggests that impairments in executive functioning play a role in binge eating, 19,20 outcomes are mixed 22,23 and are only generalizable to clinical samples meeting BED diagnostic criteria. Yet, many individuals experience subclinical forms of BED, 4,6 and both subthreshold and threshold binge eating are associated with significant impairments in psychological functioning. 9 Thus, utilizing a sample with subthreshold symptoms enhances the generalizability of outcomes.…”

“…However, because the prevalence of binge eating is high among undergraduate women, 6 this is a particularly appropriate population to investigate. Moreover, the sample was racially/ethnically diverse.…”

“…[4][5][6] This eating behavior is also associated with numerous psychosocial comorbidities, including depression, low self-esteem, and body dissatisfaction, [5][6][7][8][9][10] and it has been implicated in the onset of threshold EDs. 11,12 In addition, women with subthreshold levels of binge eating report social impairment and emotional distress at levels comparable to those of women with threshold binge eating disorder (BED 9 ).…”

On Academics Misperceptions of Overweight: Associations of Weight Misperception with Health-Related Quality of Life among Normal-Weight College Students

“…[2][3][4][5] Deaths due to armed conflict are now primarily among civilians rather than soldiers, accounting for 60%-90% of all war-related deaths. 2,5 Beyond these most obvious consequences, war causes morbidity-both physical and psychological-among civilians and combatants, displaces populations within and beyond national borders, destroys health-supporting infrastructure, causes environmental destruction, diverts human and financial resources, and dismantles human rights protections.…”

Metacognitions about desire thinking predict the severity of binge eating in a sample of Italian women

“…Negative affect appears to be an important predictor of binge eating (e.g. Deaver, Miltenberger, Smyth, Meidinger & Crosby, 2003;Meno, Hannum, Espelage & Douglas, 2008;Saules et al, 2009;Spoor et al, 2006) with several theorists hypothesizing that binge eating functions as a coping strategy for reducing aversive states by providing temporary relief and distraction (Arnow, Kenardy & Agras, 1992;Heatherton & Baumeister, 1991;Polivy & Herman, 1993;Wiser & Telch, 1999). In support of this view, Leehr and colleagues' (2015) recent review on this subject area found evidence that negative affect serves as a trigger for binge eating in Binge Eating Disorder providing a short-term improvement of mood through food intake, irrespective of body weight.…”