Objective: Given limited data on the diagnostic validity of binge eating disorder (BED) in
adolescents, this study sought to characterize overweight adolescents according to types of …

Objective: The study reported here integrates research on family‐of‐origin learning
experiences and adult eating/thinness expectancies in the study of risk for eating disordered …

It is widely accepted that dieting increases the risk for bulimia nervosa, but there have been
few experimental tests of this theory. The authors conducted a randomized experiment with …

The authors evaluated the continuity model of bulimia nervosa, which suggests that bulimia
results from extreme weight concern and dieting practices. Individuals with bulimia, current …

Body concerns (eg, body dissatisfaction and weight preoccupation) are well-supported
prospective risk factors for the development of eating disorders in women. Body concerns …

Objective This study further investigates the hypothesis that dieting is the precursor to the
development of binge eating. Method: The temporal relationship of onset of binge eating …

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between weight control behaviors
and potential risk factors for disordered eating in a sample of young girls. The McKnight Risk …

Aim: To report the stability of parent‐perceived child irregular eating from 6 months to 14
years of age and to investigate a predictive model inclusive of child and parent factors …

The study objectives were to gain insight into how the terms “dieting” and “binge eating” are
understood and used by adolescents and to assess whether interpretations of these terms …

Abstract methods for assessing binge eating can be grouped in four categories:(1) self-
report questionnaires,(2) interview techniques,(3) self-monitoring, and (4) observational or …