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Associations among overeating, overweight, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a structural equation
Caroline Davis1, Robert D Levitan, Megan Smith
1Departments of Kinesiology and Health Science and Psychology, Bethune College, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3. cdavis@yorku.ca
Background:
Some recent studies have reported strong links between obesity and ADHD in adults; however, to date, little work has focussed on possible behavioural mechanisms that could account for this association.
Method:
This study used structural equation modelling (SEM) in a sample of healthy adult women to test the predictions that ADHD symptoms predict aspects of overeating, including binge eating and emotionally-induced eating, which in turn are positively correlated with Body Mass Index.
Results:
The SEM produced a non-significant chi-square and both the measurement model and the structural model fit the data very well.
Conclusions:
Plausible mechanisms are discussed to help explain how the symptomatology of ADHD could foster different forms of overeating.
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