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  • Clinical Psychology
  • Eating Disorders Research

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  • Binge eating disorder (BED) and bulimia nervosa (BN) are characterized by binge eating episodes.
  • Understanding fluctuations in binge eating frequency is crucial for treatment.
  • Individual differences in personality and emotional regulation may influence these fluctuations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between neuroticism, negative affect (NA) lability, and weekly binge eating fluctuations.
  • To compare these relationships in individuals with BED and BN.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study involving 30 individuals with BED and 54 with BN over 12 weeks.
  • Self-report measures assessed personality, NA, and binge eating.
  • Analysis used (mean) squared successive deviation to quantify weekly fluctuations.

Main Results:

  • A significant interaction between neuroticism and NA lability predicted binge eating fluctuations.
  • Higher NA lability was associated with greater binge eating variability only in individuals high in neuroticism.
  • Diagnostic differences in average NA influenced binge eating fluctuations.

Conclusions:

  • Neuroticism and NA lability are key traits influencing individual differences in binge eating variability.
  • Average NA levels may differ between BED and BN, impacting binge eating patterns.
  • These findings underscore the importance of considering personality and emotional dynamics in eating disorder treatment.