Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Psychology
Journal Title
International Journal of Eating Disorders
Pub Date
2013
Volume
46
Issue
3
First Page
226
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the association between binge features and clinical validators. Method: The Eating Disorder Examination assessed binge features in a sample of 549 college-age women: loss of control (LOC) presence, binge frequency, binge size, indicators of impaired control, and LOC severity. Clinical validators were self-reported clinical impairment and current psychiatric comorbidity, as determined via a semistructured interview. Results: Compared with women without LOC, those with LOC had significantly greater odds of reporting clinical impairment and comorbidity (ps < 0.001). Among women with LOC (n = 252), the indicators of impaired control and LOC severity, but not binge size or frequency, were associated with greater odds of reporting clinical impairment and/or comorbidity (ps < 0.05). Dicussion: Findings confirm that the presence of LOC may be the hallmark feature of binge eating. Further, dimensional ratings about the LOC experienceand possibly the indicators of impaired controlmay improve reliable identification of clinically significant binge eating. (c) 2013 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2013)
Recommended Citation
Vannucci, A., Theim, K. R., Kass, A. E., Trockel, M., Genkin, B., Rizk, M., ... & Wilfley, D. E. (2013). What constitutes clinically significant binge eating? Association between binge features and clinical validators in college‐age women. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 46(3), 226-232.
DOI
10.1002/eat.22115
