Overweight and obesity are associated with increased eating disorder correlates and general psychopathology in university women with eating disorders

Examine how eating disorder (ED) correlates, ED-related clinical impairment, general psychopathology, and ED diagnoses differ across weight statuses in a sample of university women with EDs. Participants were 690 women from 28 U.S. universities who screened positive for an ED (with the exception of...

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Published in:Eating behaviors : an international journal 2021-04, Vol.41, p.101482-101482, Article 101482
Main Authors: Balantekin, Katherine N., Grammer, Anne Claire, Fitzsimmons-Craft, Ellen E., Eichen, Dawn E., Graham, Andrea K., Monterubio, Grace E., Firebaugh, Marie-Laure, Karam, Anna M., Sadeh-Sharvit, Shiri, Goel, Neha J., Flatt, Rachael E., Trockel, Mickey T., Taylor, C. Barr, Wilfley, Denise E.
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Language:English
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Bulimia Nervosa
College
Eating disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders - diagnosis
Feeding and Eating Disorders - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Overweight
Overweight - epidemiology
Treatment
Universities
Weight status
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Summary:Examine how eating disorder (ED) correlates, ED-related clinical impairment, general psychopathology, and ED diagnoses differ across weight statuses in a sample of university women with EDs. Participants were 690 women from 28 U.S. universities who screened positive for an ED (with the exception of anorexia nervosa [AN]) and participated in the Healthy Body Image Program study. ED correlates, ED-related clinical impairment, general psychopathology (i.e., depression and anxiety), and ED diagnoses were compared across weight statuses (i.e., healthy weight, overweight, obesity) using analyses of variance and chi-square tests. Women with EDs and overweight or obesity had higher levels of, perceived benefit of thinness, depressive symptoms, anxiety, and weight/shape concerns (obesity only) than those with healthy weight (ps ≤ .017). Compared to those with healthy weight, those with obesity had higher rates of clinical and sub-clinical binge eating disorder and lower rates of bulimia nervosa (p 
ISSN:1471-0153
1873-7358
DOI:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101482