How Personality and Unpredictability of Resources Impact Binge Eating Symptoms in Normal Weight Subjects: A Path Analysis
Weydmann G., Eckhardt J., Bizarro L., Friedman R.
Laboratory Study, published in J Endocr Soc (2021) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.
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- Study type
- Laboratory Study
- Journal
- J Endocr Soc (2021)
- Reported sample size
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- Source database
- Europe PMC
- PMCID
- PMC8089139
Abstract (original English)
Abstract STUDIES ASSESSING SENSITIVITY TO ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI INDICATE THAT SUBJECTS WITH BINGE EATING DISORDER (BED) ARE MORE PRONE TO REACT TO STRESSFUL SITUATIONS, AND MORE WILLING TO PURSUE IMMEDIATE REWARDS IN COMPARISON TO SUBJECTS WITHOUT BED. UNPREDICTABILITY OF FAMILY RESOURCES RELEVANT TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT INCREASES THE CHANCES OF EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS IN CHILDHOOD AND, COUPLED WITH PERSONALITY PROFILES LINKED TO BED, MAY INCREASE THE ODDS OF MANIFESTING BINGE EATING (BE) IN ADULTHOOD. THIS STUDY AIMED TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER PERSONALITY AND UNPREDICTABILITY OF RESOURCES INTERACT TO PREDICT BE SYMPTOMS IN YOUNG ADULTS, EVEN BEFORE THE ONSET OF OBESITY. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 257 ADULTS (AGES 20.73 ± 1.78 YEARS, MEAN ± SD), MOSTLY WHITE (N = 233), UNDERGRADUATES (N = 236), AND WITH A BMI OF 21.84 ± 1.68 KG/M². PERSONALITY WAS STUDIED USING THE BIS AND BAS SCALES THAT ASSESS, RESPECTIVELY, AVOIDANCE OF AVERSIVE STIMULI AND CONFLICT SITUATIONS, AND APPROACH TO AND DESIRE OF REWARD STIMULI. UNPREDICTABILITY OF NURTURE AND CARE, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, AND MEAL AVAILABILITY WERE ASSESSED USING THE FAMILY UNPREDICTABILITY SCALE (FU). BE SYMPTOMS WERE ASSESSED USING THE BINGE EATING SCALE (BES). A PATH ANALYSIS MODEL WAS USED TO ANALYZE THE DATA. PERSONALITY FACTORS WERE TREATED AS PRINCIPAL PREDICTORS, FU AS MEDIATORS, AND BE SYMPTOMS AS THE DEPENDENT/OUTCOME VARIABLE. GEN
What this study does not prove
- • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
- • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.
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