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Weight Suppression Predicts Time to Remission from Bulimia Nervosa
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Lowe, Michael R.; Berner, Laura A.; Swanson, Sonja A.; Clark, Vicki L.; Eddy, Kamryn T.; Franko, Debra L.; Shaw, Jena A.; Ross, Stephanie; Herzog, David B. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: To investigate whether, at study entry, (a) weight suppression (WS), the difference between highest past adult weight and current weight, prospectively predicts time to first full remission from bulimia nervosa (BN) over a follow-up period of 8 years, and (b) weight change over time mediates the relationship between WS and time to first…
Descriptors: Intervals, Females, Eating Disorders, Body Weight
Binge Eating and Weight Control: The Role of Experiential Avoidance
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Lillis, Jason; Hayes, Steven C.; Levin, Michael E. – Behavior Modification, 2011
Two thirds of the adults in the United States are overweight or obese. Binge eating is a barrier to treatment adherence and sustained weight loss, and can be seen as a form of experiential avoidance. The current study analyzed the impact of binge eating on weight reduction in a previously published study of a 1-day acceptance and commitment…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Eating Disorders, Etiology, Emotional Disturbances
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Adults in Randomized Clinical Trials of Binge Eating Disorder
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Franko, Debra L.; Thompson-Brenner, Heather; Thompson, Douglas R.; Boisseau, Christina L.; Davis, Angela; Forbush, Kelsie T.; Roehrig, James P.; Bryson, Susan W.; Bulik, Cynthia M.; Crow, Scott J.; Devlin, Michael J.; Gorin, Amy A.; Grilo, Carlos M.; Kristeller, Jean L.; Masheb, Robin M.; Mitchell, James E.; Peterson, Carol B.; Safer, Debra L.; Striegel, Ruth H.; Wilfley, Denise E.; Wilson, G. Terence – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: Recent studies suggest that binge eating disorder (BED) is as prevalent among African American and Hispanic Americans as among Caucasian Americans; however, data regarding the characteristics of treatment-seeking individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups are scarce. The purpose of this study was to investigate racial/ethnic…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Minority Groups, Racial Differences, Body Composition
Eating Order: A 13-Week Trust Model Class for Dieting Casualties
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Jackson, Elizabeth G. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2008
Chronic dieting distorts eating behaviors and causes weight escalation. Desperation about losing weight results in pursuit of extreme weight loss measures. Instead of offering yet another diet, nutrition educators can teach chronic dieters (dieting casualties) to develop eating competence. Eating Order, a 13-week class for chronic dieters based on…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Eating Disorders, Eating Habits, Health Behavior
Measuring Eating Competence: Psychometric Properties and Validity of the ecSatter Inventory
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Lohse, Barbara; Satter, Ellyn; Horacek, Tanya; Gebreselassie, Tesfayi; Oakland, Mary Jane – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2007
Objective: Assess validity of the ecSatter Inventory (ecSI) to measure eating competence (EC). Design: Concurrent administration of ecSI with validated measures of eating behaviors using on-line and paper-pencil formats. Setting: The on-line survey was completed by 370 participants; 462 completed the paper version. Participants: Participants…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Content Validity, Construct Validity, Test Validity
Maintenance Following a Very-Low-Calorie Diet.
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Agras, W. Stewart; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Studied maintenance procedures in 201 overweight female participants who completed a very-low-calorie diet. Posed two questions: (1) Would stimulus narrowing during the reintroduction of solid food improve weight losses and the maintenance of those losses? and (2) Would reintroduction of foods dependent on progress in losing or maintaining weight…
Descriptors: Adults, Body Composition, Body Weight, Dietetics
An Evaluation of a Television-Delivered Behavioral Weight Loss Program: Are the Ratings Acceptable?.
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Meyers, Andrew W.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Evaluated a television-delivered behavioral weight reduction program. Overweight adults (n=71) were randomly assigned to a live-contact weight loss group videotaped for viewing by other groups, a live-contact group not videotaped, a television-delivered group that observed the videotaped weight loss sessions, or a waiting-list control group.…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Body Composition, Body Weight
Psychosocial Consequences of Weight Cycling.
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Bartlett, Susan J.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Participants were 130 obese women who reported undertaking a mean lifetime total of 4.7 major diets on which they had lost a mean of 45.9 kilograms. Participants with a severe history of weight cycling had a significantly younger age of onset of obesity than mild cyclers and reported initiating dieting at a significantly younger age and lower…
Descriptors: Adults, Age, Age Differences, Body Composition
The Relationship between Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Abuse and Unhealthy Weight Loss Behaviors
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Ferrier, Amanda G.; Martens, Matthew P.; Cimini, M. Dolores – Journal of College Counseling, 2005
The authors investigated the relationship between abuse in adult relationships and the tendency to engage in unhealthy weight loss behaviors. Undergraduate women responded to questions regarding weight loss behaviors, whether or not they had recently been in an abusive relationship, and perceived body image. Results indicated that women who had…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Females, Antisocial Behavior, Body Weight
Weight Survey on Adult Persons with Mental Retardation Living in the Community
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Hove, Oddbjorn – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
Prevalence of underweight and obesity were investigated in 282 mentally retarded persons living on the West Coast of Norway. Data collected in this survey suggest that people with severe mental retardation were more likely to be underweight and people with mild mental retardation were more likely to be obese. Compared to persons of average…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Severe Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation, Body Weight