Two–three‐year stability and interrelations of bulimotypic indicators and depressive and anxious symptoms in middle‐aged women

Procopio, Cicely A.; Holm‐Denoma, Jill M.; Gordon, Kathryn H.; Joiner, Thomas E.

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“…Additionally, as supported by meta-analyses, self-esteem seems to be associated with disordered eating [22]. Lower self-esteem, which means a reduced sense of contentment, self-acceptance, and a reduced appraisal of one's own worth, predicts higher rates of eating disorders in young women [22][23][24][25] and body dissatisfaction or symptoms of bulimia nervosa in middleaged women [7,26,27].…”

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“…In general, disordered eating is a well-researched phenomenon, which is mainly assessed in adolescent and young adult women [3]. So far, few studies have investigated disordered eating in women between the ages of 40 and around 65 years [6], although health professionals have recently begun to focus their attention on disordered eating among this age group [7]. Admissions of middleaged women to eating disorder inpatient treatment has increased over the last ten years [8,9].…”

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Restrained eating and self-esteem in premenopausal and postmenopausal women

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Background: There has been limited research about disordered eating in middle-aged women, and to date, few data exist about restrained eating behavior in postmenopausal women. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine eating behavior with a specific focus on menopause as an associated factor in restrained eating. Beyond this, we were interested in how postmenopausal status and self-esteem would interact to determine eating patterns in women in middle age. Methods: We conducted an online survey in women aged between 40 and 66. Eating behavior was assessed with the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in premenopausal (N = 318) and postmenopausal women (N = 250). All participants rated their self-esteem using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE) and reported their weight, height, waist circumference, and hip circumference. Results: 15.7% of all participants showed clinically meaningful scores on restrained eating. Postmenopausal women showed significantly higher scores on the EDE-Q subscale of restrained eating as compared to premenopausal women, but when controlling for body mass index, however, this finding was no longer significant. Further exploratory analyses suggest that particularly low or high self-esteem levels are associated with restrained eating. Self-esteem might serve as a mediator between menopausal status and restrained eating, however results of these additional analyses were inconsistent. Conclusions: Restrained eating may appear in middle-aged women. Particularly in postmenopausal women, restrained eating might be associated with lower and higher self-esteem.

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Restrained eating and self-esteem in premenopausal and postmenopausal women

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“…Negative appearance evaluation has found to negatively affect eating and exercise behaviours, grooming, investment behaviours, sexual beliefs and emotional stability (Cash and Fleming, 2002). Specifically, body image dissatisfaction has been associated with a range of poor psychosocial outcomes, including anxiety (Procopio et al, 2006), depression (Forman and Davis, 2005), impaired sexual functioning (Sanchez and Kiefer, 2007), low self-esteem (Frost and McKelvie, 2004) and diminished quality of life (Ganem and Morera, 2009). Increased frequency of dieting has been shown to be related to depression, affect regulation difficulties, low self-esteem, eating disorder symptomatology and perfectionism (Ackard et al, 2002).…”

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Investigating the Role of Dispositional Mindfulness as a Protective Factor for Body Image Dissatisfaction Among Women

Pidgeon¹,

Appleby²

2014

Current Research in Psychology

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Body image dissatisfaction, which is increasing as an issue for women, can diminish quality of life with negative psychological consequences. The relationship between internalizing the thin body ideal and the development of body image dissatisfaction has been studied in psychology. The thin body ideal is aspiring to a perfect female body that is very thin, presented as the ideal in the media. Research has focused on investigating strategies that women use to resist internalizing a thin-ideal body and prevent developing body dissatisfaction. The present study investigated the protective benefits of dispositional mindfulness against developing body image dissatisfaction in a sample of 186 women aged between 18 to 64 years (M = 29). The results suggest that compared to women with low levels of dispositional mindfulness, women with high levels of dispositional mindfulness report significantly less body image dissatisfaction and preoccupation with weight, lower levels of shame, psychological distress and higher levels of self-esteem.

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“…Das Essverhalten von Frauen im mittleren Lebensalter, also der Zeitspanne zwischen dem 40. und 65. Lebensjahr [Augustus-Horvath und Tylka, 2011;Simon et al, 2008], wurde hingegen bislang kaum erforscht [Procopio et al, 2006]. Doch auch im fortgeschrittenen Alter können sich Essstörungen gravierend auswirken [Cumella und Kally, 2008a, b].…”

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“…Dieser Faktor scheint neben Depressivität ein weiterer Prädiktor gestörten Essverhaltens sowohl bei jungen als auch bei älteren Frauen zu sein [Marcus et al, 2007;Procopio et al, 2006]. Als ein weiterer Aspekt negativer Affektivität ist die Zwanghaftigkeit anzuführen.…”

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Figur- und gewichtsbezogene Sorgen bei Frauen im mittleren Lebensalter und der Zusammenhang mit negativer Affektivität und Bildung

Drobnjak¹,

Ehlert²

2012

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Hintergrund: Der Zusammenhang zwischen negativer Affektivität, Bildung und den figur- und gewichtsbezogenen Sorgen ist für junge Frauen weitgehend erforscht. Hingegen gibt es kaum Studien, welche die entsprechenden Faktoren bei Frauen im mittleren Lebensalter untersuchen. Ziel dieser Studie war es zu prüfen, ob es einen Zusammenhang zwischen Depressivität, Ängstlichkeit, zwanghaftem Verhalten und den figur- und gewichtsbezogenen Sorgen bei Frauen im mittleren Lebensalter gibt. Zudem wurde die Rolle des Bildungsniveaus untersucht. Methoden: Im Rahmen einer Online-Untersuchung zum Essverhalten bei Frauen über 40 Jahren wurden, neben sozioökonomischen Variablen, die figur- und gewichtsbezogenen Sorgen der Teilnehmerinnen mittels einer validierten deutschen Version des «Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire» (EDE-Q) erfasst. Zusätzlich wurde eine deutsche Version des «Brief Symptom Inventory» (BSI) eingesetzt. In die Datenanalyse wurden die Ergebnisse von 550 Frauen im Alter von 40 bis 65 Jahren einbezogen. Ergebnisse: Depressivität, Ängstlichkeit und Zwanghaftigkeit korrelieren positiv mit figur- und gewichtsbezogenen Sorgen. Bei Frauen mit einem niedrigeren Bildungsniveau war der Zusammenhang zwischen Depressivität und figur- und gewichtsbezogenen Sorgen höher als bei Frauen mit einem höheren Bildungsniveau. Berechnungen anhand linearer Regressionsanalysen zeigten, dass Depressivität und Zwanghaftigkeit die stärksten Prädiktoren für figur- und essensbezogene Sorgen für beide Bildungsgruppen waren. Diskussion: Wenngleich die Ergebnisse dieser Studie bei gesunden Frauen im mittleren Lebensalter erhoben wurden, gibt der beobachtete Zusammenhang zwischen negativer Affektivität, figur- und gewichtsbezogenen Sorgen und Bildung Hinweise auf eine Frühindikation bzw. Prävention von Essstörungen.

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Two–three‐year stability and interrelations of bulimotypic indicators and depressive and anxious symptoms in middle‐aged women

Abstract: Thus, the results indicate that bulimic symptoms exist in middle-aged women, and that they remain relatively stable over a 2.5-year time period. Clinical implications for middle-aged women with eating disorder symptoms are discussed.

Cited by 28 publications

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Restrained eating and self-esteem in premenopausal and postmenopausal women

Restrained eating and self-esteem in premenopausal and postmenopausal women

Investigating the Role of Dispositional Mindfulness as a Protective Factor for Body Image Dissatisfaction Among Women

Figur- und gewichtsbezogene Sorgen bei Frauen im mittleren Lebensalter und der Zusammenhang mit negativer Affektivität und Bildung

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