TY - JOUR
T1 - Desire thinking
T2 - A risk factor for binge eating?
AU - Spada, Marcantonio M.
AU - Caselli, Gabriele
AU - Fernie, Bruce A.
AU - Manfredi, Chiara
AU - Boccaletti, Fabio
AU - Dallari, Giulia
AU - Gandini, Federica
AU - Pinna, Eleonora
AU - Ruggiero, Giovanni M.
AU - Sassaroli, Sandra
PY - 2015/8/1
Y1 - 2015/8/1
N2 - In the current study we explored the role of desire thinking in predicting binge eating independently of Body Mass Index, negative affect and irrational food beliefs. A sample of binge eaters (n= 77) and a sample of non-binge eaters (n= 185) completed the following self-report instruments: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Irrational Food Beliefs Scale, Desire Thinking Questionnaire, and Binge Eating Scale. Mann-Whitney U tests revealed that all variable scores were significantly higher for binge eaters than non-binge eaters. A logistic regression analysis indicated that verbal perseveration was a predictor of classification as a binge eater over and above Body Mass Index, negative affect and irrational food beliefs. A hierarchical regression analysis, on the combined sample, indicated that verbal perseveration predicted levels of binge eating independently of Body Mass Index, negative affect and irrational food beliefs. These results highlight the possible role of desire thinking as a risk factor for binge eating.
AB - In the current study we explored the role of desire thinking in predicting binge eating independently of Body Mass Index, negative affect and irrational food beliefs. A sample of binge eaters (n= 77) and a sample of non-binge eaters (n= 185) completed the following self-report instruments: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Irrational Food Beliefs Scale, Desire Thinking Questionnaire, and Binge Eating Scale. Mann-Whitney U tests revealed that all variable scores were significantly higher for binge eaters than non-binge eaters. A logistic regression analysis indicated that verbal perseveration was a predictor of classification as a binge eater over and above Body Mass Index, negative affect and irrational food beliefs. A hierarchical regression analysis, on the combined sample, indicated that verbal perseveration predicted levels of binge eating independently of Body Mass Index, negative affect and irrational food beliefs. These results highlight the possible role of desire thinking as a risk factor for binge eating.
KW - Binge eating
KW - Desire thinking
KW - Irrational food beliefs
KW - Negative affect
KW - Self-reported body mass index
U2 - 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.03.013
DO - 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.03.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 25880044
AN - SCOPUS:84927587295
SN - 1471-0153
VL - 18
SP - 48
EP - 53
JO - Eating Behaviors
JF - Eating Behaviors
ER -
