Table 2.

Relationship between adolescents’ moods and binge eating behaviors

Feelings	Binge eating 1a		Binge eating 2b
	Beta	SE	Beta	SE
Tired	0.08	0.01	**0.33	0.01
Stressed	0.21	0.01	*0.30	0.02
Sad	*0.29	0.02	0.37	0.02
Relaxed	0.15	0.01	− 0.06	0.01
Lonely	*0.51	0.03	**0.68	0.03
Left-out	**1.16	0.04	**0.88	0.04
Happy	− 0.09	0.01	− 0.24	0.01
Frustrated	**0.39	0.01	*0.34	0.02
Energetic	− 0.06	0.01	− 0.19	0.01
Embarrassed	**1.69	0.04	**1.20	0.04
Cheerful	− 0.04	0.01	− 0.10	0.02
Bored	*0.23	0.01	0.11	0.01
Angry	*0.28	0.02	0.14	0.02

All associations measured with 1-tailed tests

^*Significant at p ≤ 0.05

^**Significant at p ≤ 0.01

^aEating to the point of being ‘embarrassed if seen’

^bEating to the point of feeling a ‘loss of control’