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An investigation of weight suppression in a population-based sample of female twins.
- Source :
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International Journal of Eating Disorders . Jan2011, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p44-49. 6p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Objective: Weight suppression (WS), maintaining a body weight below one’s maximum adult weight, is associated with bingeing, purging, and weight gain in clinical samples. Method: We investigated associations between eating disorder-related variables and WS and additive genetic (A), common (C), and unique (E) environmental contributions to WS in a population-based sample of 1,503 female adult twins. Results: Modeling results were similar for participants reporting no binge eating (NBE) and those reporting binge eating plus loss of control (BE 1 LOC): 20–25% of the variance in WS was due to A and 70–75% due to E. Among NBE participants, restraint, drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, and dieting during child/ adulthood were related to WS. Restraint, disinhibition, and dieting during childhood were significantly associated with WS in the BE 1 LOC subsample. Discussion: Although maintaining lower body weight could be advantageous, interventionists should take care when addressing weight suppression in individuals vulnerable to eating disorder symptomatology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02763478
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Eating Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 55677168
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.20780