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Rethinking Binge Eating Disorder: Is Resource Depletion The Missing Link?, Laura Fewell
Rethinking Binge Eating Disorder: Is Resource Depletion The Missing Link?, Laura Fewell
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Binge eating disorder (BED), the most prevalent of the eating disorders, is associated with significant mental health impairments, high healthcare costs and utilization, and increased mortality. Yet little is known about the mechanisms involved in binge eating, and existing BED theories are incomplete. Scholars have recently suggested that resource depletion, or the state of reduced self-regulation abilities, may apply to BED, but no identified studies have experimentally examined this relationship. The purpose of the current study was to examine the role of resource depletion in binge eating behaviors. Ego anxiety, discomfort anxiety, and dietary restraint were also examined as potential …
The Relation Of Anxiety, Depression, And Stress To Binge Eating Behavior, Diane L. Rosenbaum
The Relation Of Anxiety, Depression, And Stress To Binge Eating Behavior, Diane L. Rosenbaum
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Binge eating is an impairing and prevalent problem. Theories of binge eating suggest negative affect is of primary importance in the development and maintenance of binge eating behavior. To date, investigations of binge eating have often examined depression, however relatively little is known about other psychological factors. The current study aimed to extend the literature by examining several psychological factors in relation to binge eating behavior. Specifically, the relation between binge eating behavior and three psychological factors, depression, anxiety and stress, were examined. Data were collected via online surveys from a community sample of men and women of diverse backgrounds. …