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Daily stress, coping, and dietary restraint in binge eating
Article first published online: 22 JUL 2004
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20012
Copyright © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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How to Cite
Freeman, L. M. Y. and Gil, K. M. (2004), Daily stress, coping, and dietary restraint in binge eating. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 36: 204–212. doi: 10.1002/eat.20012
Publication History
- Issue published online: 22 JUL 2004
- Article first published online: 22 JUL 2004
- Manuscript Accepted: 24 JUN 2003
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Keywords:
- daily stress;
- binge eating;
- dietary restraint
Abstract
Objective
The current study evaluated whether psychological stress, use of specific coping strategies, and trait dietary restraint would prospectively predict binge eating episodes.
Method
After completing a baseline measure of restraint, 46 binge eating college women kept daily diaries assessing depressed affect, stress, coping, and binge eating for 30 days.
Results
Regardless of level of depressed mood, higher stress was associated with increased risk of same-day binge eating; distraction coping was associated with increased risk of future binge eating; social support was associated with decreased risk of same-day binge eating; and women with high versus low dietary restraint showed different patterns of relationship for stress, coping, and binge eating.
Discussion
Vulnerability to binge eating in women who differ in terms of dietary restraint level may vary as a function of their coping responses to stress. Results highlight the complexities of stress and coping in binge eating. © 2004 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 36: 204–212, 2004.