ASSOCIATIONS OF SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS WITH BINGE EATING BEHAVIOR IN A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVESAMPLE OF U.S. ADOLESCENTS

Binge eating;adolescents;the National Comorbidity Survey: Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A);gender and racial/ethnic differences;personality;coping;psychiatric epidemiology;not listed

Lee-Winn, Angela E.Wissow, Lawrence S. ;

Johns Hopkins University

关键词: Binge eating;    adolescents;    the National Comorbidity Survey: Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A);    gender and racial/ethnic differences;    personality;    coping;    psychiatric epidemiology;    not listed;   

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瑞士|英语

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【 摘 要 】

Binge eating behavior in adolescents−characterized by consuming unusually large quantities of food with a sense of loss of control and distress−is a public health concern because of its significant associations with mental and physical health consequences. Most studies on eating disorders have used clinical or college samples and included mostly females. While a handful of descriptive epidemiological studies reported binge eating prevalence, we still know little about correlates of binge eating behavior in the general adolescent population. We aimed to assess sociodemographic correlates, such as gender and race/ethnicity, as well as psychological correlates, such as personality traits (neuroticism, impulsivity, and the combination of neuroticism/impulsivity) and coping styles (poor problem solving, distraction, and escape-avoidance), of binge eating behavior among adolescents, using data from the National Comorbidity Survey: Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A), a nationally representative, cross-sectional study. We found significant gender and racial/ethnic differences in lifetime prevalence and symptom presentation of binge eating. We also found significant associations among personality traits, coping styles, and binge eating: the combination of neuroticism/impulsivity and escape-avoidance in particular. Our findings on gender and racial/ethnic differences in binge eating may guide future development of prevention, screening, and treatment strategies that are sensitive to gender or cultural differences. Our findings on the associations among personality traits, coping styles, and binge eating may guide future research on etiology and intervention strategies for adolescents with binge eating issues.