TY - JOUR
AU1 - Hilbert, Anja
AU2 - Hartmann, Andrea S.
AU3 - Czaja, Julia
AU4 - Schoebi, Dominik
AB - Cross-sectional evidence shows that loss of control (LOC) eating is a common and psychopathologically relevant experience in preadolescence. This study sought to investigate the natural course of preadolescent LOC eating in relation to psychopathology and body weight trajectory. A community sample of 55 children ages 8–13 years with LOC eating, defined as at least one episode of LOC eating within the past 3 months (LOC+), and 59 matched children without LOC history (LOC−), were assessed with the Eating Disorder Examination adapted for Children and self-report questionnaires every 6 months over a 2-year follow-up. Of the LOC+ children, 54.5% of children remitted from LOC eating, 3.6% showed persistent LOC eating, and 41.8% showed recurring LOC eating over the follow-up period. Of the LOC− children, 19% revealed an onset of LOC episodes, mostly with a low level of stability. Multilevel modeling showed that LOC eating predicted a partial binge eating disorder diagnosis and greater global eating disorder psychopathology, but not depressive symptoms or growth in body fatness. Between-person higher shape concern and weight-related teasing, as well as within-person decreases in shape concern and increases in depression, predicted a greater likelihood of subsequent LOC eating. The results indicate a moderate stability of LOC eating in preadolescent children, with prognostic significance for clinically relevant eating problems and eating disorder psychopathology.
TI - Natural Course of Preadolescent Loss of Control Eating
JF - Journal of Abnormal Psychology
DO - 10.1037/a0033330
DA - 2013-08-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/natural-course-of-preadolescent-loss-of-control-eating-oCv0Hvrs1f
SP - 684
EP - 693
VL - 122
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -