A preliminary evaluation of the validity of binge-eating disorder defining features in a community-based sample.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Little empirical attention has been paid to the DSM-5 definition of binge-eating disorder (BED), particularly to the associated features of binge episodes. The present study sought to determine how the associated features and undue influence of weight/shape on self-evaluation contribute to evidence of a clinically significant eating disorder.

Method

Secondary analyses were conducted on data (N = 80; 76.3% women, 76.3% Caucasian, ages 18-43) collected through an epidemiological study of eating patterns. Descriptive statistics were used to report the sample prevalence of the features, independently and in combination. Correlations and alpha reliability were employed to examine relationships among associated features, distress regarding bingeing, and clinical diagnosi

SUBMITTER: Klein KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4870096 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature