title: Appetite awareness as a mediator in an eating disorders prevention program.
abstract: Difficulties identifying appetite signals and emotions have been implicated in the development and maintenance of disordered eating. The current study evaluated the mediating roles of appetite awareness and emotional awareness in a brief eating disorders prevention program designed to help participants identify and respond to internal appetite signals. A series of regression analyses was carried out to test the mediator effects of appetite and emotional awareness. Appetite awareness, but not emotional awareness, mediated improvements in binge eating symptoms as well as eating- and weight-control self-efficacy. Appetite awareness appears to be an effective target for eating disorders prevention programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda Joelle
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Lucy T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Linda W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Craighead
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001066:Appetite; D001364:Awareness; D001828:Body Image; D002032:Bulimia / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D015430:Weight Gain; D055815:Young Adult