ArticleEating behaviors2024
Loneliness as a moderator of the association of affective symptoms and binge eating among college women.
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- Exploring Loneliness in Clinical and Sub-Clinical Eating Disorders: A Systematic Review.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Pooled it
- The interplay between loneliness, cortisol, and NK cell function: The role of cortisol in NK cell dysfunction.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2026Article
- Eating Disorder Symptom Severity Decreases in Fasting Muslim Women in the United States During Ramadan: A Preliminary Longitudinal Study.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Loneliness, Binge Eating, and Type 2 Diabetes: A Novel Theoretical Model Evaluation.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2026Article
- Are cluster-based psychological profiles of body investment, self-perception and loneliness associated with eating-disorder severity, global psychopathology, and self-injury?Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The impact of family functioning on college students' differentiation of self: a serial mediation analysis and gender differences.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Daily patterns of loneliness and binge eating and food addiction using ecological momentary assessment.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Evidence for food-related and non-food-related maladaptive preference in a mouse model of binge eating disorder.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2025Article
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Abstract
Affective symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety, shame) are a potent risk factor for binge eating. However, less is known on the role of loneliness as a moderator of affective symptoms and binge eating. This objective of the current study was to investigate main effects and interactions of affective symptoms and loneliness in relation to binge eating in college women. A sample of 556 undergraduate women completed self-report questionnaires of affective symptoms, loneliness, and binge eating. Results revealed significant interactions between each affective symptom variable and loneliness in relation to binge eating, such that loneliness strengthened the positive association of affective symptoms and greater binge eating. The findings of this study demonstrate an important role of loneliness to binge eating among college women, especially those with underlying affective vulnerabilities. More theoretical and treatment-oriented work on the role of loneliness in binge eating is needed to understand mechanisms and interventions/preventions.
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