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The dual-pathway and cognitive-behavioural models of binge eating: prospective evaluation and comparison

Authors: Karina L. Allen, Susan M. Byrne, Neil J. McLean

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 1/2012

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.

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Title: The dual-pathway and cognitive-behavioural models of binge eating: prospective evaluation and comparison
Authors: Karina L. Allen
Susan M. Byrne
Neil J. McLean
Publication date: 01-01-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-011-0231-z

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