TY - JOUR
T1 - Depression, stress and body fat are associated with binge eating in a community sample of African American and Hispanic women
AU - Adamus-Leach, Heather J.
AU - Wilson, Penny L.
AU - O'Connor, Daniel P.
AU - Rhode, Paula C.
AU - Mama, Scherezade K.
AU - Lee, Rebecca E.
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among depressive symptoms, stress and severity of binge eating symptoms in a community sample of African American and Hispanic or Latina women. Method: Women (African American, n = 127; Hispanic or Latina, n = 44) completed measures of body composition, stress, depression, and binge eating. Results: Scores on a depressive symptom scale indicated that 24.0 % of participants exhibited clinically significant levels of depressive symptoms. Mean binge eating scores were below the threshold for clinically diagnosed binge eating (12.99 ± 7.90). Mean stressful event scores were 25.86 ± 14.26 and the average stress impact score was 78.36 ± 55.43. Linear regression models found that body composition, stress impact score, and being classified as having clinically significant levels of depression were associated with severity of binge eating symptoms. Conclusion: Higher levels of percent body fat, a CES-D score ≥16 and higher WSI-Impact scores were associated with greater severity of binge eating symptoms.
AB - Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among depressive symptoms, stress and severity of binge eating symptoms in a community sample of African American and Hispanic or Latina women. Method: Women (African American, n = 127; Hispanic or Latina, n = 44) completed measures of body composition, stress, depression, and binge eating. Results: Scores on a depressive symptom scale indicated that 24.0 % of participants exhibited clinically significant levels of depressive symptoms. Mean binge eating scores were below the threshold for clinically diagnosed binge eating (12.99 ± 7.90). Mean stressful event scores were 25.86 ± 14.26 and the average stress impact score was 78.36 ± 55.43. Linear regression models found that body composition, stress impact score, and being classified as having clinically significant levels of depression were associated with severity of binge eating symptoms. Conclusion: Higher levels of percent body fat, a CES-D score ≥16 and higher WSI-Impact scores were associated with greater severity of binge eating symptoms.
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U2 - 10.1007/s40519-013-0021-3
DO - 10.1007/s40519-013-0021-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 23760851
AN - SCOPUS:84883283884
SN - 1124-4909
VL - 18
SP - 221
EP - 227
JO - Eating and Weight Disorders
JF - Eating and Weight Disorders
IS - 2
ER -