title: The dual-pathway and cognitive-behavioural models of binge eating: prospective evaluation and comparison.
abstract: To evaluate and compare the dual-pathway, original cognitive-behavioural, and enhanced "transdiagnostic" cognitive-behavioural models of binge eating, using prospective data from a pre-adolescent sample. Models were tested using multilevel longitudinal structural equation modelling. Participants were 236 children (48% male) aged between 8 and 13 years at baseline, who were interviewed annually over a 2-year period. Binge eating was assessed using the Child Eating Disorder Examination. The dual-pathway and enhanced cognitive-behavioural models provided an acceptable fit to the data, whereas the original cognitive-behavioural model did not. Partial support is provided for the prospective validity of the dual-pathway and enhanced cognitive-behavioural models of binge eating in childhood. Results suggest that body dissatisfaction and weight and shape over-evaluation may both contribute to dieting behaviour in youth, and that dieting and affect-related difficulties both require consideration in theories of binge eating development.
authors: School of Psychology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia. karina.allen@uwa.edu.au
authors: Karina L
authors: KL
authors: Allen
authors: Susan M
authors: SM
authors: Byrne
authors: Neil J
authors: NJ
authors: McLean
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D056912:Binge-Eating Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results