Binge eating is associated with trait anxiety in Korean adolescent girls: a cross sectional study

BMC Women's Health

Research Article

Hee-Yeon Woo¹  Eun-Hee Shin²  Kye-Hyun Kim³  Kang-Seob Oh⁴  Dong-Won Shin⁴  Se-Won Lim⁴  Jin-Yi Jung⁴  Young-Chul Shin⁴ 

[1] Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea;Department of Nursing, Sangji University, Wonju, South Korea;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea;Department of Psychiatry, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 29 Saemunan-ro, 03181, Seoul, Jongno-gu, South Korea;

关键词: Binge eating;    Stress;    Anxiety;    Depression;    Adolescent;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12905-017-0364-4

 received in 2016-09-10, accepted in 2017-01-18,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundBinge eating occurs more frequently in women than in men, and is known to be related to psychological factors such as stress, depression, and anxiety. This study examined the relationship between binge eating and depression, trait anxiety, and perceived stress in Korean adolescents.MethodsFour hundred girls (aged 17–18 years) from two high schools located in Seoul completed self-report questionnaires. In total, 327 participants returned reliable responses, and were included in the final study. Binge eating was measured using the Bulimic Inventory Test Edinburgh. The questionnaire also included the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Trait Anxiety (TA) of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Anxiety Sensitivity Inventory (ASI), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).ResultsThe binge-eating group had higher BMI than the control group. The binge-eating group showed higher scores than control on the PSS, BDI, ASI, and TA. The TA was most highly correlated with binge eating. From logistic regression analysis, TA was revealed to be the only factor that raised the risk of binge eating, whereas PSS, BDI, and ASI showed no statistical significance.ConclusionAlthough binge eating was correlated with perceived stress, depression, and trait anxiety, when their influences were controlled, only binge eating appeared to be associated with trait anxiety.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s). 2017