Journal article
The relation of weight suppression and BMI to bulimic symptoms
The International journal of eating disorders, v 44(7), pp 612-617
Nov 2011
PMID: 21997424
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Abstract
High levels of weight suppression have been associated with greater binge eating and weight gain as well as poorer treatment outcome in bulimia nervosa. This study examined the relationship between weight suppression and bulimia nervosa symptoms and explored how weight suppression might interact with body mass index (BMI) in accounting for level of symptomatology at presentation for treatment.
Participants were 64 women with threshold or sub-threshold bulimia nervosa. A clinical interview assessed binge eating and purging.
Weight suppression and the interaction between BMI and weight suppression predicted frequency of binge eating such that participants with low BMI and high weight suppression engaged in the most binge eating. High levels of weight suppression also predicted more frequent purging.
Additional research is warranted to examine mediators of these relationships.
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Details
- Title
- The relation of weight suppression and BMI to bulimic symptoms
- Creators
- Meghan L Butryn - Drexel University, Department of Psychology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. mlb34@drexel.eduAdrienne JuarascioMichael R Lowe
- Publication Details
- The International journal of eating disorders, v 44(7), pp 612-617
- Publisher
- Wiley; United States
- Grant note
- R34 MH071691 / NIMH NIH HHS R34MH71691 / NIMH NIH HHS
- 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:000296417900006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-80054726661
- Other Identifier
- 991014878009904721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Nutrition & Dietetics
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Psychology, Clinical