title: Correlates of the over-evaluation of weight and shape in binge eating disorder and mixed eating disorder samples: A meta-analytic review.
abstract: This meta-analysis assessed the strength of the association between correlates of shape and weight over-evaluation across binge eating disorder and mixed eating disorder samples. Across 32 studies, over-evaluation correlates were divided into demographic, eating pathology, or psychosocial. Shape and weight over-evaluation was associated with higher eating pathology and psychosocial impairment. The method of assessment (interview versus self-report questionnaire) moderated some of the relationships. Over-evaluation was unrelated to demographics and treatment outcome. These findings highlight the importance of addressing shape and weight over-evaluation during treatment, and support the idea of using shape and weight over-evaluation as a severity specifier for binge eating disorder.
authors.affiliation: a School of Psychology , Australian Catholic University , Melbourne , Victoria , Australia.
authors.forename: Jake
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Linardon
mesh_terms: D056912:Binge-Eating Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans