OBJECTIVE: The authors’ goal was to explore the relation between perfectionism and psychopathology, including eating disorders. METHOD: Using logistic regression, authors calculated odds ratios for associations subscale scores psychiatric disorders in 1,010 female twins who completed Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale participated diagnostic interviews. RESULTS: Elevated concern over mistakes associated with anorexia bulimia nervosa but not other Doubts about actions anxiety Multivariable...

Abstract Objective: The comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and eating disorders (EDs) is high among women but has been understudied in men. Little known about the association between partial or subthreshold PTSD EDs Method: This study included ED data from male ( n = 2,382) female 3,310) National Comorbidity Survey‐Replication participants. Results: vast majority men with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa (BN), binge (BED) reported a history interpersonal trauma. Rates were...

Fitspiration is a relatively new social media trend nominally intended to promote health and fitness. messages are presented as encouraging; however, they might also engender body dissatisfaction compulsive exercise. This study analyzed fitspiration content (n = 1050) on the image-based platform Pinterest. Independent raters coded images text present in posts. Messages were categorized appearance- or health-related, for Social Cognitive Theory constructs: standards, behaviors, outcome...

Binge eating in young men is associated with obesity and metabolic dysfunction, as well disordered attitudes behaviors. Although preliminary research suggests that Asian American males might be more likely to binge eat report body image concerns compared of other races/ethnicities, few studies have investigated racial variations this behavior its correlates. The goal the current study was examine eating, concerns, drive for muscularity, compulsive exercise a sample Black, American, White (N...

To examine associations between parent and adolescent weight change within two approaches to obesity treatment. Adolescent (Mage = 13.7 ± 1.2 years; MBMI 34.9 7.0 kg/m2) (MBMI 36.4 7.3 dyads (N 82) were randomized TEENS+Parents as Coaches (PAC) or TEENS+parent loss (PWL). Anthropometrics assessed at baseline (0-month), 4 months (post) 7 (after 3-month maintenance period). Regression analyses examined ΔBMI0-4m ΔBMI4-7m, with group a moderator. Post-treatment, ∆BMI0-4m positively related (β...

Abstract Objective: Eating‐disordered behavior is prevalent among college women. Few interventions have successfully reduced risk factors for these behaviors, however. The most promising are both selective and interactive. This study compared two newer types of that meet criteria: cognitive dissonance yoga programs. Method: advertised programs women who were dissatisfied with their bodies. Participants ( N = 93) randomly assigned to dissonance, yoga, or control groups. Results: Hierarchical...

Body image disturbance is both positively associated with the development of eating disorders and negatively recovery. However, aspects body most relevant to have not been clearly established. preoccupation may be particularly disordered eating. Yet, its measurement has proven problematic. In Study 1, a modification Shape Questionnaire (BSQ), measure (P. J. Cooper, M. Taylor, Z. & C. G. Fairburn, 1987), was developed in sample female undergraduates. The BSQ-R-10 yielded reliable valid...

Although disordered eating behaviors are relatively common among college women, many questions about their etiology remain. In the present study, structural equation modeling was used to investigate potential mediating associations variables previously found be associated with continuum of in a large sample women. Results indicated that family conflict, cohesion, and childhood physical emotional abuse neglect were not directly eating. Rather, association mediated by alexithymia depression....

Abstract Objective The current study investigated associations among eating disorders, depressive symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum, perfectionism in a population‐based sample of women. Method Females who reported ≥1 ( N = 1,119) completed questionnaires assessing perfectionism, disorder symptomatology, depression postpartum. Information regarding participants' history major (MDD) was also available from structured psychiatric interviews previous wave data collection. Results...

Most measures of eating disorder symptoms and risk factors were developed in predominantly White female samples. Yet disorders affect individuals all racial ethnic backgrounds. Black women appear more vulnerable to certain forms pathology, such as binge eating, less susceptible other factors, body dissatisfaction, compared with their peers. Despite concern that extant do not adequately assess concerns among women, the construct validity scores on most these has been examined within this...

Abstract Objective: We assessed the impact of reducing binge eating frequency and duration thresholds on diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa (BN) disorder (BED). Method: estimated lifetime population prevalence BN BED in 13,295 female twins from Swedish Twin study Adults: Genes Environment employing a range thresholds. External validation (risk to cotwin) was used investigate empirical evidence an optimal threshold. Results: The estimates increased linearly as criterion decreased. As...

Summary Background Adherence is a challenge in obesity treatment. Motivational interviewing ( MI ) may promote patient adherence. Values randomized controlled trial of implemented as an adjunct to adolescent treatment [Teaching Encouragement Exercise Nutrition Support T.E.E.N.S .)]. Objective Assess effects on . attrition and Methods Participants were n = 58) or control 41). At weeks 1 10, participants had brief sessions; controls viewed health education videos. All continued with (biweekly...

Background Recent behavioral genetic studies have emphasized the importance of investigating eating disorders at level individual symptoms, rather than as overall diagnoses. We examined heritability binge disorder (BED) using an item-factor analytic approach, which estimates contributions additive (A), common environmental (C), and unique (E) influences on liability to BED well symptoms. Method Participants were 614 monozygotic 410 dizygotic same-sex female twins from Mid-Atlantic Twin...