Binge eating and purging behaviors are associated with significant harm and distress
among adolescents. The process by which these behaviors develop (often in the high …

Obesity is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. The
basic cause of obesity is the disarrangement bet ween t he energy spent on physical …

Although relationships between negative affect, emotion dysregulation, and binge eating
have been well-established, the mechanisms and individual risk factors that account for this …

There is limited understanding of the relation between insomnia and aspects of eating
among college students though available data suggest salient clinical relationships. The …

Epidemiological research suggests racial differences in the presentation of eating disorder
symptoms. However, no studies have examined associations between race and eating …

Negative urgency (NU) is the tendency to act rashly while distressed. Binge eating, the
consumption of a large amount of food with associated loss of control, is often triggered by …

Stress-induced eating is characterised by the intake of nutrient-poor, energy dense food, in
response to an acute stressor. Despite its recognition, research is yet to establish how best …

Both the transdiagnostic risk associated with depression and the eating disorder-specific risk
associated with expectancies for reinforcement from thinness have been identified as risk …