Self‐efficacy beliefs and eating behavior in adolescent girls at‐risk for excess weight gain and binge eating disorder. Issue 7 (23rd July 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Glasofer, Deborah R.; Haaga, David A.F.; Hannallah, Louise; Field, Sara E.; Kozlosky, Merel; Reynolds, James; Yanovski, Jack A.; Tanofsky‐Kraff, Marian
• Is Part Of: International journal of eating disorders. Volume 46:Issue 7(2013:Nov.)
• Page Start: 663
• Page End: 668
• Publication Date: 2013-07-23
• Subjects: Appetite disorders -- Periodicals; Ingestion disorders -- Periodicals; Eating disorders -- Periodicals; 616.8526
• DOI: 10.1002/eat.22160
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0276-3478

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>ABSTRACT</title> <sec id="eat22160-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Objective</title> <p>To examine the relationship between self‐related agency beliefs and observed eating behavior in adolescent girls with loss of control (LOC) eating.</p> </sec> <sec id="eat22160-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Method</title> <p>One‐hundred eleven adolescent girls (14.5 ± 1.7 years; BMI: 27.1 ± 2.6 kg/m<sup>2</sup>) were administered the General Self‐Efficacy Scale and the Weight Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire (WEL). Adolescents then participated in a laboratory test meal.</p> </sec> <sec id="eat22160-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>Greater general and eating self‐efficacy were associated with fewer episodes of LOC eating. General self‐efficacy was inversely related to total intake at the meal (<italic>p</italic> < .01). Only the WEL availability subscale score, but not the other WEL subscales, was inversely related to total energy, snack, and dessert intake (<italic>p</italic>s < 0.05).</p> </sec> <sec id="eat22160-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Discussion</title> <p>General self‐related agency beliefs may be important in relation to energy consumption. Among girls susceptible to disordered eating and obesity, the domain‐specific belief in one's ability to refrain from eating when food is widely available may be especially salient in determining overeating in the current food environment. Further research is therefore needed to assess the predictive validity of these beliefs on eating and weight outcomes. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. <bold><italic>(Int J Eat Disord 2013; 46:663–668)</italic></bold></p> </sec> </abstract>