A descriptive analysis of factors contributing to binge eating

Author(s): Miltenberger, R. G., Wolff, G.

Journal/Book: J Behav Ther Exp Psychiat. 1999; 30: the Boulevard Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford Ox5 1GB, England. Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd. 177-189.

Abstract: This study was designed to examine temporally proximal and remote antecedents as well as immediate and delayed consequences of binge eating behavior. Participants included 16 undergraduate females who reported engaging in binge eating at least two times per week and experiencing a sense of lack of control during binge eating episodes on the Questionnaire of Eating and Weight Patterns. Results indicated that the most frequent proximal antecedents to binge eating were negative emotions such as feeling depressed, angry, empty, hopeless, worried, or dissatisfied. The most frequent consequences of binge eating included relief from negative feelings and thoughts and decrease in hunger or craving. The results of this study suggest that the function of binge eating can be identified through assessment of antecedents and consequences with real time recording and retrospective reports. Treatment implications are discussed.

Note: Article Miltenberger RG, N Dakota State Univ, Dept Psychol, Fargo,ND 58105 USA

Keyword(s): binge eating; consequences; negative emotions; NATURALISTIC FUNCTIONAL-ANALYSIS; BULIMIA NERVOSA; BEHAVIOR; MOOD; OBESITY; RESTRAINT; HUNGER

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