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Nocturnal Eating Association With: Binge Eating, Obesity, And Psychological Distress.Pdf, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Nocturnal Eating Association With: Binge Eating, Obesity, And Psychological Distress.Pdf, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective To examine clinical correlates of nocturnal eating, a core behavioral symptom of night eating syndrome. Method Data from 285 women who had participated in a two-stage screening for binge eating were utilized. Women (n = 41) who reported one or more nocturnal eating episodes in the past 28 days on the eating disorder examination and women who did not report nocturnal eating (n = 244) were compared on eating disorder symptomatology, body mass index (BMI), and on measures of psychosocial adjustment. Results Nocturnal eaters were significantly more likely to report binge eating and differed significantly from non-nocturnal eaters (with …
Drive For Thinness In Black And White Preadolescent Girls, Ruth H. Striegel-Moore, George B. Schreiber, Kathleen M. Pike, Denise E. Wilfley, Judith Rodin
Drive For Thinness In Black And White Preadolescent Girls, Ruth H. Striegel-Moore, George B. Schreiber, Kathleen M. Pike, Denise E. Wilfley, Judith Rodin
Ruth Striegel Weissman
This study examined racial differences in drive for thinness, a motivational variable implicated in the etiology of eating disorders. Subjects included 613 black and white preadolescent girls from one of three National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Growth and Health Study centers. Instruments included the Drive for Thinness Scale, a Criticism about Weight scale, the Self-Perception Profile for Children, a Sexual Maturation index, and 3-day food diaries. Black girls reported significantly greater drive for thinness than white girls. Drive for thinness was significantly associated with adiposity in both groups; additional predictors included criticism about weight for black girls and …