Food cravers: characteristics of those who binge

Objective: Food cravings are a frequently described antecedent to binge eating, yet not all of those who report food cravings also binge eat. The present study sought to determine the factors that distinguish cravers who binge versus those whose cravings are satisfied by a relatively "normal&qu...

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Published in:The International journal of eating disorders 1998-05, Vol.23 (4), p.353-360
Main Authors: Gendall, K.A. (University Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch, New Zealand.), Joyce, P.R, Sullivan, P.F, Bulik, C.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
APETITO
APPETIT
APPETITE
binge
BINGING
Biological and medical sciences
BODY MASS INDEX
BODY WEIGHT
BULIMIA
COMPULSIVE EATING
Diet
dietary restraint
DIGESTIVE DISORDERS
Eating behavior disorders
EATING DISORDERS
FACTEUR PSYCHOLOGIQUE
FACTORES PSICOLOGICOS
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Feeding Behavior - psychology
Female
FEMME
Food
FOOD CRAVING
FOOD INTAKE
Humans
INGESTION DE ALIMENTOS
Medical sciences
MENTAL DISORDERS
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
MUJERES
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES
PERSONALITY
PESO CORPORAL
POIDS CORPOREL
PRISE ALIMENTAIRE (HOMME)
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS
Satiation
SATIETY
Self Concept
Surveys and Questionnaires
TRASTORNOS ALIMENTICIOS
TRASTORNOS DEL SISTEMA NERVIOSO
TRASTORNOS DIGESTIVOS
TROUBLE ALIMENTAIRE
TROUBLE DIGESTIF
TROUBLE DU SYSTEME NERVEUX
WOMEN
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Summary:Objective: Food cravings are a frequently described antecedent to binge eating, yet not all of those who report food cravings also binge eat. The present study sought to determine the factors that distinguish cravers who binge versus those whose cravings are satisfied by a relatively "normal" amount of food. Method: A food craving questionnaire, a psychiatric diagnostic interview containing questions on binge eating, and a self-report booklet were completed by a group of cravers recruited by advertisement and a group of cravers from a randomly selected sample. Results: In both groups, the cravers who binged were differentiated from those who did not binge by higher measures of body mass index (BMI), more frequent diagnoses of bulimia nervosa, a higher level of dietary restraint, and by a temperament characterized by low self-directedness. In the recruited cravers, those who binged were also more likely to have had an episode of major depression, social phobia, to be cognitively controlled and harm avoidant. A comparison of recruited cravers with randomly selected cravers and control women suggests that greater rates of psychopathology and eating-related disturbances and lower levels of parental care may be found in recruited samples. Discussion: In addition to elucidating factors associated with binge eating in cravers, this study highlights important differences between recruited and random samples
ISSN:0276-3478
1098-108X
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199805)23:4<353::AID-EAT2>3.0.CO;2-H