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Longitudinal transactions between negative urgency and fasting predict binge eating.

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Fasting and negative urgency, a tendency to act rashly when distressed, interact over time to predict binge eating in college women. Interventions addressing negative urgency may help reduce both fasting and binge eating behaviors.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Eating Disorders Research

Background:

  • Fasting and negative urgency are established risk factors for binge eating.
  • The dynamic interplay between fasting, negative urgency, and binge eating requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine if fasting predicts binge eating via negative urgency.
  • To determine if negative urgency predicts binge eating via fasting.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study with path analysis and mediation tests.
  • 302 college women assessed at three time points over eight months.
  • Controlled for prior time points' variables, negative affect, and BMI.

Main Results:

  • Fasting at Time 1 predicted increased negative urgency at Time 2, which predicted binge eating at Time 3.
  • Negative urgency at Time 2 mediated the link between T1 fasting and T3 binge eating.
  • Negative urgency at Time 1 predicted increased fasting at Time 2, which predicted binge eating at Time 3.

Conclusions:

  • Fasting and negative urgency dynamically influence each other to predict binge eating in college women.
  • Interventions targeting negative urgency could potentially mitigate both fasting and binge eating behaviors.