title: Self-reported dietary restraint is associated with elevated levels of salivary cortisol.
abstract: Previous studies have found inconsistent relationships between restrained eating, dieting, and cortisol. The present study was designed to clarify the relationship between self-reported restrained eating and cortisol using multiple measures of dietary restraint. Eighty-five college-age women completed the Restraint Scale (RS) and the Cognitive Restraint Scale of the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-R) and provided a saliva sample for analysis of cortisol. Both measures of restraint were positively associated with elevated levels of salivary cortisol, although the TFEQ-R was more strongly associated than the RS. Restrained eating, characterized by largely unsuccessful efforts to control eating, may lead to elevated cortisol levels.
authors.affiliation: University at Albany, State University of New York, USA. drewa@csc.albany.edu
authors.forename: Drew A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: Jennifer D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lundgren
authors.forename: Leah E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Spataro
authors.forename: Cheryl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Frye
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012463:Saliva / Q000502:physiology*; D012650:Self Disclosure; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone