Correlates of body image dissatisfaction in treatment-seeking men and women with binge eating disorder.
OBJECTIVE
We examined body image dissatisfaction (BID) in patients with binge eating disorder (BED).


METHODS
Six predictors were considered in 343 consecutive treatment-seeking BED patients (76 men, 267 women): body mass index (BMI), age onset of overweight childhood teasing about weight or size childhood teasing about general appearance, depression, and self-esteem.


RESULTS
Women reported higher BID than men. In women, depression, self-esteem, and childhood teasing about weight or size jointly accounted for 28.4% of the variance in BID. In men, depression, self-esteem, and BMI jointly accounted for 47.4% of the variance in BID.


CONCLUSIONS
Findings highlight gender differences and the importance of adult psychological functioning (depression and self-esteem) for predicting BID in treatment-seeking men and women with BED.
Grilo
Carlos M
CM
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA. carlos.grilo@yale.edu
Masheb
Robin M
RM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001828:Body Image; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States