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Men and women who seek treatment for binge-spectrum eating disorders have similar baseline characteristics
Appetite, v 216, 108254
01 Jan 2026
PMID: 40752787
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Abstract
Objective
Men are less likely than women to seek treatment for eating disorders (EDs), but when they do seek treatment, they have comparable outcomes. Some research has shown that men who seek treatment for EDs have different compensatory behaviors and score lower on conventional measures of ED severity, but almost no research has examined potential gender differences in psychological variables (e.g., affective lability and impulsivity) that could be viable treatment targets.
Method
We examined differences in demographics, psychological variables, and ED pathology between men and women with binge-spectrum EDs presenting for treatment through a clinical trial. We used T-tests and Chi-square tests to explore differences for continuous and categorical variables, respectively. We corrected for multiple comparisons.
Results
Of 240 participants, 34 (14.2 %) identified as men. Men and women showed clinically significant differences on only one demographic variable and two psychological variables. Men had higher BMI and more impulsivity, and they also reported higher levels of intuitive eating.
Conclusions
Men and women who sought treatment for their binge-spectrum EDs in this study presented similarly overall, which might explain their similar ED treatment outcomes. Nonetheless, addressing men's higher impulsivity more directly in treatment could improve their treatment outcomes.
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- Title
- Men and women who seek treatment for binge-spectrum eating disorders have similar baseline characteristics
- Creators
- Ross M Sonnenblick (Corresponding Author) - Drexel UniversityAdrienne S Juarascio - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Appetite, v 216, 108254
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- National Institute of Mental Health: R01MH122392
The authors would like to thank the National Institute of Mental Health for funding the parent study (R01MH122392) , the study partic-ipants for their willingness to complete study procedures, and Appetite ' s anonymous peer reviewers for offering valuable feedback on several versions of this article.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001546943400001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105012274565
- Other Identifier
- 991022066654604721
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