Citation

Musci RJ, Hart SR, Ialongo N. Prev. Sci. 2014; 15(4): 570-578.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11121-013-0411-9

PMID

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Abstract

The etiology of problem-eating behaviors is often overlooked in research as it typically shares many symptoms with other more common psychiatric illnesses. Binge-eating problems are at the forefront of the popular media because of the connection to obesity; therefore, increased knowledge of binge eating problems, particularly the internalizing antecedents and consequences will have implications in a multitude of domains, including prevention programs aimed at physical and mental health. The current study examines the antecedents of binge-eating behaviors by exploring how the growth of internalizing symptoms influences the proximal outcome of a binge-eating inventory in a longitudinal sample of African American girls. Additional consequences of binge-eating problems are also explored. This study focuses on binge-eating problems in order to present valuable information for prevention scientists who wish to develop target individuals at high risk for internalizing problems such as suicide. © 2013 Society for Prevention Research.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; adolescent; Female; human; Adolescent; Suicide; female; Urban Population; psychology; Eating disorders; African American; bulimia; ethnology; urban population; African Continental Ancestry Group; Internalizing; Binge eating; Bulimia; Black person; Trajectories