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community level obesity prevention is not associated with Dieting behaviours and weight dissatisfaction in children the healthy communities study
Pediatric Obesity, 2020Co-Authors: Colleen C Plimier, Dianne Neumarksztainer, Sridharshi Hewawitharana, Karen L Webb, Lorrene D RitchieAbstract:BACKGROUND Within the context of high childhood obesity prevalence, there is a concern that community efforts intended to reduce childhood obesity may lead to unintended adverse outcomes. OBJECTIVE This analysis examined relationships between community programs, policies, and environmental changes (CPPs) for obesity prevention with unhealthy Dieting behaviours and body weight satisfaction in children. METHODS Using the Healthy Communities Study 2013 to 2015 survey sample of 5138 US children aged 4 to 15 years old, multilevel models examined associations between standardized CPP intensity scores and child Dieting behaviours and weight satisfaction, adjusting for community and child-level covariates and clustered study design. RESULTS In fully adjusted models, higher total, physical activity, and nutrition CPP intensity scores were associated with lower odds of dissatisfaction with weight (1 year total CPP odds ratio [OR]: 0.41, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.22-0.73; 6 year total CPP OR: 0.48, 0.29-0.80). Higher physical activity CPP intensity over the past year was associated with greater odds of weight satisfaction (OR: 1.77, 95% CI, 1.10-2.84). No associations were observed with Dieting behaviours. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that community efforts focusing on nutrition and physical activity to prevent childhood obesity may be associated with weight satisfaction and not with unhealthy Dieting behaviours.
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predictors of Dieting and disordered eating behaviors from adolescence to young adulthood
Journal of Adolescent Health, 2014Co-Authors: Katie Loth, Scott J Crow, Richard F Maclehose, Michaela M Bucchianeri, Dianne NeumarksztainerAbstract:Abstract Purpose To identify personal and socioenvironmental factors associated with the persistence of Dieting or disordered eating from adolescence to young adulthood and factors associated with the initiation of Dieting or disordered eating during young adulthood. Methods Participants (n = 4,746) completed EAT-I surveys as adolescents; EAT-III surveys were completed 10 years later by 1,902 of the original participants (1,082 females and 820 males). Results Study results indicate that there are personal factors, including weight concerns, weight importance, depressive symptoms and body satisfaction, present during adolescence that are predictive of an individual's engagement in Dieting or disordered eating behaviors 10 years later. For example, among both males and females, weight importance was found to be predictive of continued Dieting and disordered eating from adolescence through young adulthood. For example, 26.1% of males with low levels of weight concern at baseline reported engaging in persistent disordered eating as compared with 60.4% of males with high levels of weight concern at baseline (prevalence difference: 34.3; 95% confidence interval: 10.5–58.1; p Conclusions Personal factors identified during adolescence were found to be predictive of both persistent Dieting and disordered eating from adolescence into young adulthood, as well as initiation of these behaviors during young adulthood. In particular, weight concerns and weight importance were found to be predictive in most models providing support for inclusion of these factors in adolescent health screening.
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the unique and additive associations of family functioning and parenting practices with disordered eating behaviors in diverse adolescents
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2014Co-Authors: Jerica M Berge, Marla E. Eisenberg, Melanie M Wall, Katie Loth, Nicole I Larson, Dianne NeumarksztainerAbstract:To examine the unique and additive associations of family functioning and parenting practices with adolescent disordered eating behaviors (i.e., Dieting, unhealthy weight control behaviors, binge eating). Data from EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens) 2010, a population-based study assessing eating and activity among racially/ethnically and socio-economically diverse adolescents (n = 2,793; mean age = 14.4, SD = 2.0; age range = 11–19) was used. Logistic regression models were used to examine associations between adolescent Dieting and disordered eating behaviors and family functioning and parenting variables, including interactions. All analyses controlled for demographics and body mass index. Higher family functioning, parent connection, and parental knowledge about child’s whereabouts (e.g. who child is with, what they are doing, where they are at) were significantly associated with lower odds of engaging in Dieting and disordered eating behaviors in adolescents, while parent psychological control was associated with greater odds of engaging in Dieting and disordered eating behaviors. Although the majority of interactions were non-significant, parental psychological control moderated the protective relationship between family functioning and disordered eating behaviors in adolescent girls. Clinicians and health care providers may want to discuss the importance of balancing specific parenting behaviors, such as increasing parent knowledge about child whereabouts while decreasing psychological control in order to enhance the protective relationship between family functioning and disordered eating behaviors in adolescents.
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unhealthy weight control behaviours Dieting and weight status a cross cultural comparison between north american and spanish adolescents
European Eating Disorders Review, 2013Co-Authors: Gemma Lopezguimera, Dianne Neumarksztainer, Peter J Hannan, Jordi Fauquet, Katie Loth, David SanchezcarracedoAbstract:The aim of the current study was to examine and compare Dieting and unhealthy weight-control behaviours (UWCB) in population-based samples in two large urban areas in Spain (Barcelona) and in the USA (Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota). Additionally, use of UWCB across weight categories was explored in both samples. Participants included 1501 adolescents from Barcelona (48% girls, 52% boys) and 2793 adolescents from the Twin Cities (53% girls, 47% boys). The main outcome measures were Dieting, UWCB (less extreme and extreme) and weight status. Although Dieting and UWCB were prevalent in both samples, particularly among girls, the prevalence was higher in the US sample. In both countries, the report of Dieting and use of UWCB was highest among overweight and obese youth. Prevention interventions that address the broad spectrum of eating and weight-related problems should be warranted in light of the high prevalence and co-occurrence of overweight and unhealthy weight-related behaviours.
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Dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors during adolescence associations with 10 year changes in body mass index
Journal of Adolescent Health, 2012Co-Authors: Dianne Neumarksztainer, Mary Story, Melanie M Wall, Amber R StandishAbstract:Abstract Background Dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors are common among adolescents and questions exist regarding their long-term effect on weight status. Objective To examine 10-year longitudinal associations between Dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors and changes in body mass index (BMI) from adolescence to young adulthood. Methods and Procedures A diverse population-based sample of middle school and high school adolescents participating in Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults) was followed up for 10 years. Participants (N = 1,902) completed surveys in 1998–1999 (Project EAT-I), 2003–2004 (Project EAT-II), and 2008–2009 (Project EAT-III). Dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors at Time 1 and Time 2 were used to predict 10-year changes in BMI at Time 3, adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics and Time 1 BMI. Results Dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors at both Time 1 and Time 2 predicted greater BMI increases at Time 3 in males and females, as compared with no use of these behaviors. For example, females using unhealthy weight control behaviors at both Time 1 and Time 2 increased their BMI by 4.63 units as compared with 2.29 units in females not using these behaviors ( p Conclusions Findings clearly indicate that Dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors, as reported by adolescents, predict significant weight gain over time.
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Dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors during adolescence associations with 10 year changes in body mass index
Journal of Adolescent Health, 2012Co-Authors: Dianne Neumarksztainer, Mary Story, Melanie M Wall, Amber R StandishAbstract:Abstract Background Dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors are common among adolescents and questions exist regarding their long-term effect on weight status. Objective To examine 10-year longitudinal associations between Dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors and changes in body mass index (BMI) from adolescence to young adulthood. Methods and Procedures A diverse population-based sample of middle school and high school adolescents participating in Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults) was followed up for 10 years. Participants (N = 1,902) completed surveys in 1998–1999 (Project EAT-I), 2003–2004 (Project EAT-II), and 2008–2009 (Project EAT-III). Dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors at Time 1 and Time 2 were used to predict 10-year changes in BMI at Time 3, adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics and Time 1 BMI. Results Dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors at both Time 1 and Time 2 predicted greater BMI increases at Time 3 in males and females, as compared with no use of these behaviors. For example, females using unhealthy weight control behaviors at both Time 1 and Time 2 increased their BMI by 4.63 units as compared with 2.29 units in females not using these behaviors ( p Conclusions Findings clearly indicate that Dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors, as reported by adolescents, predict significant weight gain over time.
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family weight talk and Dieting how much do they matter for body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors in adolescent girls
Journal of Adolescent Health, 2010Co-Authors: Dianne Neumarksztainer, Mary Story, Peter J Hannan, Katherine W Bauer, Sarah E Friend, Jerica M BergeAbstract:Abstract Purpose To learn about parent weight talk, parent Dieting, and family weight-teasing in the homes of adolescent girls at risk for obesity and weight-related problems. To examine associations between these family variables and girls' weight status, body satisfaction, and disordered eating behaviors. Methods Data were collected at baseline from girls participating in a school-based intervention to prevent weight-related problems. Participants included 356 adolescent girls from 12 high schools. The girls' mean age was 15.8 years; 46% were overweight or obese; and more than 75% were racial/ethnic minorities. Results A high percentage of girls reported parent weight talk (i.e., comments about one's own weight and encouragement of daughter to diet), parent Dieting, and family weight-teasing. For example, 45% of the girls reported that their mothers encouraged them to diet and 58% reported weight-teasing by family members. Weight-teasing was strongly associated with higher body mass index, body dissatisfaction, unhealthy and extreme weight control behaviors, and binge eating with loss of control in the girls. Parent weight talk, particularly by mothers, was associated with many disordered eating behaviors. Mother Dieting was associated with girls' unhealthy and extreme weight control behaviors. In no instances were family weight talk and Dieting variables associated with better outcomes in the girls. Conclusions Parent weight-related comments and Dieting behaviors, and family weight-teasing, may contribute to disordered eating behaviors in adolescent girls. Health care providers can help parents provide a supportive home environment by discouraging weight-based comments, which may be intended to be helpful, but can have unintentional harmful consequences.
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why does Dieting predict weight gain in adolescents findings from project eat ii a 5 year longitudinal study
Journal of The American Dietetic Association, 2007Co-Authors: Dianne Neumarksztainer, Mary Story, Melanie M Wall, Jess Haines, Marla E. EisenbergAbstract:Abstract Objective Dieting has been found to predict weight gain in adolescents, but reasons for this association remain unclear. This study aimed to explore potential mechanisms by which Dieting predicts weight gain over time in adolescents. Design Population-based, 5-year longitudinal study. Participants Adolescents (n=2,516) from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds who completed Project EAT (Eating Among Teens) surveys in 1999 (Time 1) and 2004 (Time 2). Main Outcome Measure Body mass index (BMI) change over 5 years. Statistical Analysis Multiple regressions were used to examine associations between Time 1 Dieting and Time 2 binge eating, breakfast consumption, fruit and vegetable intake, and physical activity. Associations were then examined between these behaviors and BMI change. Finally, to test for mediating effects, associations between Dieting and BMI change were examined with and without the inclusion of these behaviors, and regression coefficients were compared. Results In female adolescents, Dieting predicted increased binge eating ( P P =0.030). In male adolescents, Dieting predicted increased binge eating ( P P =0.006), and a trend toward decreased breakfast consumption ( P =0.064). These behaviors were also associated with increases in BMI. The association between Dieting and BMI increase was weakened, but still remained significant, after binge eating, breakfast consumption, fruit/vegetable intake, and physical activity were included in the model being tested. Thus, the longitudinal association between Dieting and BMI increase was partially mediated by these behaviors. Conclusions In part, Dieting may lead to weight gain via the long-term adoption of behavioral patterns that are counterproductive to weight management.
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Psychosocial and behavioral correlates of Dieting among overweight and non-overweight adolescents
Journal of Adolescent Health, 2006Co-Authors: Scott J Crow, Marla E. Eisenberg, Mary Story, Dianne Neumark-sztainerAbstract:Abstract Purpose To examine correlates of Dieting behavior in overweight and non-overweight youth. Methods Data came from Project EAT (Eating Among Teens), a study of eating and weight-related attitudes, behaviors, and psychosocial variables among 4746 adolescents in public schools. Logistic regression was used to compare dieters and non-dieters, and to examine interactions of Dieting and overweight status. Results Approximately one third (31.8%) of the sample was overweight. Dieting in the previous year was reported by 55.2% of girls and 25.9% of boys. Dieting was associated with similarly elevated rates of extreme weight control behaviors, body dissatisfaction, and depression in both the non-overweight and overweight groups for both boys and girls. Girls reporting Dieting behavior in both the non-overweight and overweight groups had similarly elevated risk for cigarette use, alcohol use, and marijuana use. Conclusions The negative correlates of Dieting are similarly common among teens of varying weight status. These data suggest that Dieting may not be a preferred method of weight management, even for overweight adolescents. Regardless of weight status, Dieting may be a marker for other unhealthy behaviors and depressed mood in adolescents.
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reading magazine articles about Dieting and associated weight control behaviors among adolescents
Journal of Adolescent Health, 2003Co-Authors: Jennifer Utter, Melanie M Wall, Dianne Neumarksztainer, Mary StoryAbstract:The purpose was to examine the sociodemographic characteristics of adolescents who read magazine articles about Dieting/weight loss and the relationship between reading these types of magazine articles and psychosocial well-being and weight control behaviors. Dieting-related magazine exposure was associated with indicators of psychosocial distress and unhealthy Dieting; interventions that address media consumption should reach out to all youth regardless of ethnic and social backgrounds
Michael R. Lowe - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Dieting proxy or cause of future weight gain
Obesity Reviews, 2015Co-Authors: Michael R. LoweAbstract:The relationship between Dieting and body mass has a long and controversial history. This paper aims to help resolve this issue by making two key distinctions. The first is between Dieting as a cause of weight gain/regain and as a proxy risk factor for identifying non-obese individuals prone to weight gain for reasons other than Dieting. The second is between the body mass that is attained following one or more weight loss/regain cycles and the body mass that might have been reached had Dieting never been undertaken. Evidence is reviewed on the relation between recent diet-induced weight loss and sustained weight loss (weight suppression), on the one hand, and weight regain, on the other hand. Furthermore, the reason that a history of Dieting in non-obese individuals reflects a susceptibility to future weight gain is explained. It is concluded that (i) diet-induced weight loss hastens weight regain but a history of weight loss diets does not cause weight gain beyond that which would occur in the absence of Dieting, and (ii) weight loss Dieting in non-obese individuals does not cause future weight gain but is simply a proxy risk factor reflecting a personal vulnerability to weight gain and living in an obesogenic environment.
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Dieting and restrained eating as prospective predictors of weight gain
Frontiers in Psychology, 2013Co-Authors: Michael R. Lowe, Shawn N. Katterman, Sapna Doshi, Emily H FeigAbstract:Research in normal weight individuals paradoxically suggests that measures of attempted eating restriction might represent robust predictors of weight gain. This review examined the extent to which measures of Dieting (e.g., self-reported weight loss Dieting in the past year) and dietary restraint (e.g., the Cognitive Restraint scale from the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire) have prospectively predicted weight change. We located and reviewed 25 prospective studies containing 40 relevant comparisons. Studies were limited to those in which participants were non-obese (with a mean BMI between 18.5 and 30) and averaged at least 12 years old. Neither measure predicted future weight loss. Fifteen of the 20 comparisons (75%) that examined measures of Dieting significantly predicted future weight gain whereas only 1 of 20 (5%) that examined restrained eating measures did so. Two plausible explanations for these findings are that: (1) dieters and restrained eaters do not differ in terms of an underlying proneness toward weight gain, but restrained eating represents a more effective means of preventing it; and (2) normal weight individuals who diet do so because they are resisting a powerful predisposition toward weight gain which Dieting ultimately fails to prevent. Recent Dieting in non-obese individuals may be a valuable proxy of susceptibility to weight gain. This easily assessed characteristic could identify individuals for whom obesity prevention interventions would be particularly appropriate.
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Assessing the three types of Dieting in the Three-Factor Model of Dieting. The Dieting and Weight History Questionnaire.
Appetite, 2012Co-Authors: Ashley A. Witt, Shawn N. Katterman, Michael R. LoweAbstract:Abstract The construct of attempted eating restriction has been measured in a number of ways in recent years. The Three-Factor Model of Dieting suggests that Dieting can be subdivided into three types: (1) frequency of past Dieting and overeating (i.e., history of Dieting), (2) current Dieting to lose weight, and (3) weight suppression, or the difference between an individual’s current weight and his or her highest previous weight. The purpose of this paper is to (1) describe the Dieting and Weight History Questionnaire (DWHQ), a measure that we have used for many years to assess these three dimensions of Dieting; (2) provide some recent examples of published research on each type of Dieting; (3) discuss some of the nuances of assessing these Dieting types; and (4) suggest directions for future research.
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multiple types of Dieting prospectively predict weight gain during the freshman year of college
Appetite, 2006Co-Authors: Michael R. Lowe, Rachel A Annunziato, Jessica T Markowitz, Elizabeth R Didie, Dara L Bellace, Lynn Riddell, Caralynn Maille, Shortie Mckinney, Eric SticeAbstract:The freshman year of college is a period of heightened risk for weight gain. This study examined measures of restrained eating, disinhibition, and emotional eating as predictors of weight gain during the freshman year. Using Lowe's multi-factorial model of Dieting, it also examined three different types of Dieting as predictors of weight gain. Sixty-nine females were assessed at three points during the school year. Weight gain during the freshman year averaged 2.1 kg. None of the traditional self-report measures of restraint, disinhibition, or emotional eating were predictive of weight gain. However, both a history of weight loss Dieting and weight suppression (discrepancy between highest weight ever and current weight) predicted greater weight gain, and these effects appeared to be largely independent of one another. Individuals who said they were currently Dieting to lose weight gained twice as much (5.0 kg) as former dieters (2.5 kg) and three times as much as never dieters (1.6 kg), but the import of this finding was unclear because there was only a small number of current dieters (N=7). Overall the results indicate that specific subtypes of Dieting predicts weight gain during the freshman year better than more global measures of restraint or overeating.
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the effects of Dieting on eating behavior a three factor model
Psychological Bulletin, 1993Co-Authors: Michael R. LoweAbstract:I review and critique restraint theory and develop a 3-factor model of Dieting behavior. The factors--frequency of Dieting and overeating, current Dieting, and weight suppression--are embedded within a 3-dimensional grid that also considers mechanisms mediating the effects of Dieting and the influence of weight status. I argue that the eating behavior exhibited by restrained eaters stems from their frequent Dieting and overeating in the past rather than from their current state of dietary or cognitive restraint. Evidence is reviewed, indicating that current Dieting and weight suppression have different effects on eating than does restraint. The 3-factor model is used to reinterpret findings consistent with restraint theory and to explain findings inconsistent with restraint theory. Finally, clinical and research implications of the 3-factor model are discussed.
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multiple types of Dieting prospectively predict weight gain during the freshman year of college
Appetite, 2006Co-Authors: Michael R. Lowe, Rachel A Annunziato, Jessica T Markowitz, Elizabeth R Didie, Dara L Bellace, Lynn Riddell, Caralynn Maille, Shortie Mckinney, Eric SticeAbstract:The freshman year of college is a period of heightened risk for weight gain. This study examined measures of restrained eating, disinhibition, and emotional eating as predictors of weight gain during the freshman year. Using Lowe's multi-factorial model of Dieting, it also examined three different types of Dieting as predictors of weight gain. Sixty-nine females were assessed at three points during the school year. Weight gain during the freshman year averaged 2.1 kg. None of the traditional self-report measures of restraint, disinhibition, or emotional eating were predictive of weight gain. However, both a history of weight loss Dieting and weight suppression (discrepancy between highest weight ever and current weight) predicted greater weight gain, and these effects appeared to be largely independent of one another. Individuals who said they were currently Dieting to lose weight gained twice as much (5.0 kg) as former dieters (2.5 kg) and three times as much as never dieters (1.6 kg), but the import of this finding was unclear because there was only a small number of current dieters (N=7). Overall the results indicate that specific subtypes of Dieting predicts weight gain during the freshman year better than more global measures of restraint or overeating.
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an experimental test of the effect of weight loss Dieting on bulimic pathology tipping the scales in a different direction
Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 2003Co-Authors: Katherine Presnell, Eric SticeAbstract:Although it is widely accepted that Dieting increases the risk for bulimic pathology, this hypothesis has not been tested in a randomized experiment. Accordingly, the authors conducted an experimental test of the dietary restraint model by randomly assigning nonobese women (N = 82) to either a 6-week, low-calorie diet or a waitlist control condition. The diet intervention resulted in significant weight loss, confirming that Dieting was successfully manipulated. Contrary to the restraint model, Dieting resulted in significant decreases in bulimic symptoms relative to the control condition. Results converge with past findings from randomized obesity prevention and treatment trials and provide evidence that Dieting does not promote bulimic pathology; rather, effective decreases in caloric intake appear to reduce bulimic symptoms.
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subtyping binge eating disordered women along Dieting and negative affect dimensions
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2001Co-Authors: Eric Stice, James E. Mitchell, Stewart W Agras, Christy F Telch, Katherine A Halmi, Terrance WilsonAbstract:Objective Because etiologic and maintenance models of binge eating center around Dieting and affect regulation, this study tested whether binge eating-disordered (BED) individuals could be subtyped along Dieting and negative affect dimensions and whether subtypes differed in eating pathology, social functioning, psychiatric comorbidity, and response to treatment. Method Three independent samples of interviewer-diagnosed BED women (N = 218) were subtyped along Dieting and negative affect dimensions using cluster analysis and compared on the outcomes of interest. Results Cluster analyses replicated across the three independent samples and revealed a dietary subtype (63%) and a dietary-depressive subtype (37%). The latter subtype reported greater eating and weight obsessions, social maladjustment, higher lifetime rates of mood, anxiety, and personality disorders, and poorer response to treatment than did the dietary subtype. Discussion Results suggest that moderate Dieting is a central feature of BED and that affective disturbances occur in only a subset of cases. However, the confluence of Dieting and negative affect signals a more severe variant of the disorder marked by elevated psychopathology, impaired social functioning, and a poorer treatment response. © 2001 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 30: 11–27, 2001.
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a prospective test of the dual pathway model of bulimic pathology mediating effects of Dieting and negative affect
Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 2001Co-Authors: Eric SticeAbstract:Because there have been few longitudinal investigations of integrative etiological theories of bulimia nervosa, this study prospectively tested the dual-pathway model using random regression growth curve models and data from a 3-wave community sample of adolescent girls (N = 231). Initial pressure to be thin and thin-ideal internalization predicted subsequent growth in body dissatisfaction, initial body dissatisfaction predicted growth in Dieting and negative affect, and initial Dieting and negative affect predicted growth in bulimic symptoms. There was prospective evidence for most of the hypothesized mediational effects. Results are consistent with the assertion that pressure to be thin, thin-ideal internalization, body dissatisfaction, Dieting, and negative affect are risk factors for bulimic pathology and provide support for the dual-pathway model.
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subtyping bulimic women along dietary restraint and negative affect dimensions
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1999Co-Authors: Eric Stice, Stewart W AgrasAbstract:: Etiologic models of bulimia center on Dieting and negative affect, yet no research has subtyped bulimic individuals according to whether they fit dietary versus negative affect profiles. This study subtyped 265 bulimic women along Dieting and depressive dimensions and tested whether subtypes showed differences in eating pathology, clinical correlates, and treatment response. Cluster analysis revealed a pure dietary subtype (62%) and a mixed dietary-depressive subtype (38%). Whereas dietary and dietary-depressive bulimic women showed similar levels of bulimic behaviors, the latter reported more eating and weight obsessions; social maladjustment; higher rates of mood, anxiety, eating, impulse control, and personality disorders; and poorer treatment response. Results suggest Dieting is a central feature of bulimia, but depressive affect occurs in only a subset of cases. However, the combination of Dieting and depressive affect seems to signal a more severe variant of bulimia.
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differentiating between successful and unsuccessful dieters validity and reliability of the perceived self regulatory success in Dieting scale
Appetite, 2012Co-Authors: Adrian Meule, Andrea Kubler, Esther K PapiesAbstract:Dieting and the wish to lose weight are ubiquitous in our society. Only few people, however, are successful in long-term weight loss and -maintenance. The Perceived Self-Regulatory Success in Dieting Scale (PSRS) is a succinct 3-item measure that can be used to differentiate between successful and unsuccessful dieters. However, psychometric properties of the scale have not yet been investigated. We re-analyzed data from several studies and demonstrate validity and reliability of the PSRS. Internal consistency was reasonably high (Cronbach’s alpha = .72–.79). Item means were medium and item-total-correlations were high. Validity of the scale was demonstrated such that it correlated negatively with body-mass-index (BMI), concern for Dieting, rigid dietary control, food cravings, food addiction symptoms, and binge eating. Flexible dietary control was positively associated with the PSRS. We conclude that the PSRS constitutes a valid and reliable measure to efficiently assess Dieting success.
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food cravings mediate the relationship between rigid but not flexible control of eating behavior and Dieting success
Appetite, 2011Co-Authors: Adrian Meule, Joachim Westenhofer, Andrea KublerAbstract:Both food cravings and rigid dietary control strategies have been implicated in low Dieting success while flexible control often is associated with successful weight loss. An online survey was conducted (N=616) to test the mediational role of food cravings between dietary control strategies and self-perceived Dieting success. Food cravings fully mediated the inverse relationship between rigid control and Dieting success. Contrarily, flexible control predicted Dieting success independently of food cravings, which were negatively associated with Dieting success. Differential mechanisms underlie the relationship between rigid and flexible control of eating behavior and Dieting success.