Journal article
The effect of weight suppression on eating behavior: Does the intentionality of weight loss matter?
Appetite, v 174, pp 106017-106017
01 Jul 2022
PMID: 35367481
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Abstract
Weight suppression (WS) has been consistently related to eating pathology. The weight loss that produces weight suppression has always been assumed to be intentional, but no study has tested whether unintentional weight loss would also be associated with eating pathology. The current study examined whether the association between WS and eating pathology may be moderated by intentionality of weight loss in a community-based sample of 520 adults. Participants were categorized into low WS (<5% weight loss from highest past weight), intentional, high WS (>5% intentional weight loss), and unintentional, high WS (>5% unintentional weight loss) groups. The intentional WS group reported greater restraint than the unintentional WS and low WS groups, and the low WS group reported greater restraint and more frequent loss-of-control (LOC) eating than those with unintentional WS. Further, WS was positively related to loss-of-control eating frequency only in the intentional WS group, and negatively associated with LOC eating frequency in the low WS group. Additionally, BMI was positively associated with LOC and binge eating frequency and restraint only in the low WS group. Given the relatively high prevalence of substantial but unintended weight loss found in this study, researchers studying weight suppression should consider asking about intentionality of weight loss and analyzing their data with and without unintentional weight suppressors included in the sample.
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- Title
- The effect of weight suppression on eating behavior: Does the intentionality of weight loss matter?
- Creators
- Joanna Y Chen - Drexel UniversityAmani D Piers - Drexel UniversityElin L Lesser - Department of Psychology, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Suite 119, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USAMichael R Lowe - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Appetite, v 174, pp 106017-106017
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- 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:000796915400021
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85128838704
- Other Identifier
- 991019168342204721
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