ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2019
The Significance of Overvaluation of Shape or Weight in Binge-Eating Disorder: Results from a National Sample of U.S. Adults.
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- Acculturation and eating disorders: a systematic review.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Pooled it
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in binge eating disorder: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.Psychological medicine · 2025Trial
- Change in eating-disorder psychopathology network structure in patients with binge-eating disorder: Findings from treatment trial with 12-month follow-up.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2022Trial
- Ecological Momentary Assessment Studies of Binge Eating in Non-Clinical Populations: A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Body Checking Behaviors Among Boys and Men With Muscle Dysmorphia, Anorexia Nervosa, and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Gender and Racial Differences in the Overvaluation of Shape, Weight, Excess Skin, and Psychosocial Correlates Following Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2025Observational
- A latent profile analysis of the functions of binge eating.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Redefining diagnostic parameters: the role of overvaluation of shape and weight in binge-eating disorder: a systematic review.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Review
- Integrating "Lumpers" versus "Splitters" Perspectives: Toward a Hierarchical Dimensional Taxonomy of Eating Disorders from Clinician Ratings.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2024Article
- Overvaluation of shape/weight at posttreatment predicts relapse at 12-month follow-up after successful behaviorally-based treatment of binge-eating disorder.The International journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Overvaluation of weight and shape in obesity: a comparative study between people with and without binge eating disorder.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Back to the future: Progressing memory research in eating disorders.The International journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Integrating aspects of affect, reward, and cognition to develop more comprehensive models of binge-eating pathology.The International journal of eating disorders · 2023Review
- Management of eating disorders for people with higher weight: clinical practice guideline.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Binge eating disorder.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2022Article
- Validation of the nine item ARFID screen (NIAS) subscales for distinguishing ARFID presentations and screening for ARFID.The International journal of eating disorders · 2021Article
- Disordered eating following bariatric surgery: a review of measurement and conceptual considerations.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2021Review
- The Neurobiology of Binge-eating Disorder Compared with Obesity: Implications for Differential Therapeutics.Clinical therapeutics · 2021Review
- Not all body image constructs are created equal: Predicting eating disorder outcomes from preoccupation, dissatisfaction, and overvaluation.The International journal of eating disorders · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to examine the prevalence of overvaluation of shape or weight in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults with binge-eating disorder (BED) and to compare functioning correlates using a group of adults with bulimia nervosa (BN).
methodsParticipants included 207 respondents from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition) diagnoses of BED (n = 163) or BN (n = 44). Sociodemographic characteristics and functioning were compared in BED with overvaluation (BED+OV), BED without overvaluation (BED), and BN.
resultsApproximately 50% of BED respondents reported overvaluation. Mean age was lower in BN than BED. Mean BMI was lower in BED+OV than BED and higher than BN. A greater proportion of BED+OV reported functional impairment than BED. BN was more likely to report "serious problems doing daily tasks" than BED and less likely to report "impairment in normal activities" than BED+OV. BN reported significantly lower mental functioning than BED.
conclusionsFindings based on this nationally representative sample are that overvaluation was associated with greater functional impairment within BED, and BED+OV reported greater impairment than BN in interference with normal activities but less impairment related to mental health. The increased impairment associated with BED+OV provides support for overvaluation as a diagnostic specifier for BED.
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