title: The role of daily hassles in binge eating.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study investigated the relationship between daily hassles and the frequency and caloric intake of eating episodes among normal-weight women who engage in binging (n = 17) and those who do not (n = 17).
  
  
  METHODS
  For 2 weeks, participants self-monitored their food intake during the day and completed The Hassles Scale each evening before retiring.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results indicated that women who engage in binge eating rated daily hassles as significantly more stressful than women who do not binge. Also, women who engage in binge eating consumed significantly more calories on those days characterized by higher as opposed to lower levels of stress.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
authors: Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242-0001, USA. jcrowthe@kent.edu
authors: J H
authors: JH
authors: Crowther
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Sanftner
authors: D Z
authors: DZ
authors: Bonifazi
authors: K L
authors: KL
authors: Shepherd
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002032:Bulimia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*