ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2018
A preliminary study of momentary, naturalistic indicators of binge-eating episodes in adults with obesity.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Comparing integrative cognitive-affective therapy and guided self-help cognitive-behavioral therapy to treat binge-eating disorder using standard and naturalistic momentary outcome measures: A randomized controlled trial.The International journal of eating disorders · 2020Trial
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- Feasibility and Links Between Emotions, Physical States, and Eating Behavior in Patients After Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: Experience Sampling Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- What Is Food Noise? A Conceptual Model of Food Cue Reactivity.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Eating to cope: Advancing our understanding of the effects of exposure to racial discrimination on maladaptive eating behaviors.The International journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- "Feeling fat," disgust, guilt, and shame: Preliminary evaluation of a mediation model of binge-eating in adults with higher-weight bodies.Body image · 2022Article
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- Retention, engagement, and binge-eating outcomes: Evaluating feasibility of the Binge-Eating Genetics Initiative study.The International journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Affective responses to overeating episodes in women participating in a behavioral weight loss program.Eating behaviors · 2022Article
- Momentary Influences on Self-Regulation in Two Populations With Health Risk Behaviors: Adults Who Smoke and Adults Who Are Overweight and Have Binge-Eating Disorder.Frontiers in digital health · 2022Article
- Multi-state modeling of thought-shape fusion using ecological momentary assessment.Body image · 2021Article
- Eating self-efficacy: validation of a new brief scale.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
- Affect Dysregulation in Context: Implications and Future Directions of Experience Sampling Research on Affect Regulation Models of Loss of Control Eating.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Review
- The utility of DSM-5 indicators of loss of control eating for the bariatric surgery population.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2020Article
- From Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) to Ecological Momentary Intervention (EMI): Past and Future Directions for Ambulatory Assessment and Interventions in Eating Disorders.Current psychiatry reports · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectivesBinge eating is common in adults with obesity. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Psychiatric Disorders describes five indicators of binge eating (eating more rapidly than usual; eating until uncomfortably full; eating large amounts of food when not physically hungry; eating alone because of embarrassment over how much one is eating; and feeling disgusted with oneself, depressed, or very guilty after overeating), but their validity is unclear.
methodWe examined preliminary associations between the five indicators and binge versus nonbinge episodes among 50 adults with obesity via ecological momentary assessment.
resultsGeneralized linear models revealed that, relative to nonbinge episodes, self-reported binge episodes were associated with lower pre-episode hunger (p = .004), higher postepisode fullness (p < .001), a greater likelihood of reporting moderate to extreme shame prior to eating in conjunction with eating alone (p < .001), and a greater likelihood of reporting moderate to extreme disgust, depression, and/or guilt after eating (p < .001), but not with eating more rapidly than usual (p = .85). DISCUSSION: Results support the validity of most binge-eating indicators, although the utility of the rapid eating criterion is questionable. Future research should examine whether modifying these indicators in binge-eating interventions would reduce the occurrence of loss of control and/or overeating.
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