Background Eating disorders are severe psychiatric disorders with a complex etiology
involving transactions among sociocultural, psychological, and biological influences. Most …

The affect regulation model of binge eating, which posits that patients binge eat to reduce
negative affect (NA), has received support from cross-sectional and laboratory-based …

Affect regulation models of eating disorder behavior, which predict worsening of affect prior
to binge-eating episodes and improvement in affect following such episodes, have received …

Under heightened emotional states, individuals are more inclined to engage in ill-
considered or rash actions than at other times. The authors present evidence for the …

Personality and psychopathology can relate to one another in three different ways:
personality and psychopathology can influence the presentation or appearance of one …

Sexting, or the exchange of sexually explicit material via Internet social-networking site or
mobile phone, is an increasingly prevalent behavior. The study sought to (1) identify …

Mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches to the treatment of clinical problems are
accruing substantial empirical support. This article examines the application of these …

This article offers a new model for bulimia nervosa (BN) that explains both the initial
impulsive nature of binge eating and purging, as well as the compulsive quality of the fully …

This report reviews findings from studies that have investigated whether abnormalities in
reward from food intake and anticipated food intake increase risk for obesity. Self-report and …

Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology is a comprehensive introduction to the field. It
covers theoretical and methodological foundations and examines the characteristics …