Skip to main content

Relationships between nonappearance self-discrepancy, weight discrepancy, and binge eating disorder symptoms.

Author
Abstract
:

Self-discrepancy (i.e., perceived differences between one's actual self and personal standards) has been associated with binge eating disorder (BED) symptoms. However, little is known about how weight discrepancy (i.e., the difference between one's actual and ideal weights) interacts with or is distinguished from nonappearance self-discrepancy (discrepancy unrelated to weight or shape) in predicting BED severity. The current study examined how these two forms of discrepancy independently and interactively relate to BED and associated symptoms to elucidate how facets of self-discrepancy may operate to precipitate and maintain BED.

Year of Publication
:
2020
Journal
:
Eating and weight disorders : EWD
Date Published
:
2020
ISSN Number
:
1124-4909
URL
:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40519-020-00975-8
DOI
:
10.1007/s40519-020-00975-8
Short Title
:
Eat Weight Disord
Download citation