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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Behav Med. 2018 Dec 15;42(3):511–521. doi: 10.1007/s10865-018-9994-8

Table 3.

Family characteristicsa as moderators of the effects of momentary moodsb on momentary binge eatingc, among urban adolescents. Family characteristicsa as moderators of the relationship between momentary moodsb and momentary binge eatingc among urban adolescents

Family cohesion
 Family flexibility
 Fam. communication
 Family satisfaction
 Family balanced
Beta SE Beta SE Beta SE Beta SE Beta SE
Tired
Binge eating 1 *− 0.012 0.001 − 0.009 0.001 − 0.005 0.000 − 0.005 0.000 **− 0.717 0.027
Binge eating 2 *− 0.016 0.001 − 0.009 0.001 − 0.006 0.000 *− 0.012 0.001 *0.715 0.032
Stressed
Binge eating 1 − 0.001 0.001 0.006 0.001 0.004 0.001 0.001 0.001 − 0.192 0.039
Binge eating 2 − 0.015 0.001 − 0.004 0.001 0.001 0.001 − 0.008 0.001 *− 0.914 0.047
Sad
Binge eating 1 − 0.005 0.001 0.014 0.001 0.008 0.001 0.003 0.001 − 0.103 0.050
Binge eating 2 − 0.005 0.002 − 0.008 0.002 0.008 0.001 − 0.009 0.001 − 0.949 0.066
Relaxed
Binge eating 1 0.002 0.001 − 0.006 0.001 − 0.001 0.000 0.002 0.001 0.038 0.034
Binge eating 2 0.002 0.001 − 0.013 0.001 − 0.004 0.001 − 0.007 0.001 0.096 0.037
Lonely
Binge eating 1 0.003 0.002 0.000 0.002 0.005 0.001 − 0.003 0.001 − 0.381 0.080
Binge eating 2 − 0.015 0.002 − 0.006 0.002 0.001 0.001 − 0.014 0.002 − 1.202 0.094
Left-out
Binge eating 1 *0.052 0.003 0.028 0.003 0.022 0.002 0.022 0.002 0.626 0.122
Binge eating 2 − 0.005 0.003 − 0.001 0.003 0.013 0.002 0.009 0.002 − 1.596 0.112
Happy
Binge eating 1 *0.019 0.001 0.007 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.009 0.001 0.433 0.036
Binge eating 2 0.001 0.001 − 0.001 0.003 − 0.001 0.001 − 0.002 0.001 0.508 0.044
Frustrated
Binge eating 1 0.005 0.001 0.013 0.001 0.011 0.001 0.009 0.001 0.025 0.041
Binge eating 2 − 0.002 0.001 − 0.007 0.001 0.000 0.001 − 0.005 0.001 − 0.596 0.045
Energetic
Binge eating 1 0.008 0.001 0.006 0.001 − 0.003 0.000 0.003 0.001 0.059 0.034
Binge eating 2 0.014 0.001 0.008 0.001 0.006 0.001 0.003 0.001 0.085 0.041
Embarrassed
Binge Eating 1 0.018 0.003 0.033 0.003 0.019 0.002 0.039 0.002 − 0.058 0.137
Binge Eating 2 *0.047 0.003 0.036 0.003 0.024 0.002 0.029 0.002 0.462 0.138
Cheerful
Binge eating 1 0.007 0.001 0.005 0.001 − 0.001 0.000 0.005 0.001 0.125 0.033
Binge eating 2 0.000 0.001 − 0.008 0.001 − 0.001 0.001 − 0.005 0.001 0.045 0.046
Bored
Binge eating 1 *− 0.014 0.001 − 0.011 0.001 − 0.003 0.000 − 0.002 0.001 − 0.294 0.034
Binge eating 2 − 0.007 0.001 − 0.005 0.001 − 0.002 0.000 − 0.002 0.001 − 0.450 0.033
Angry
Binge eating 1 0.009 0.001 0.011 0.001 *0.010 0.001 0.006 0.001 − 0.243 0.045
Binge eating 2 − 0.012 0.002 − 0.008 0.002 0.002 0.001 − 0.001 0.001 − 0.964 0.060

All associations measured with 1-tailed tests

*

Significant at p ≤ 0.05

**

Significant at p ≤ 0.01

a

Family characteristics: Family Balanced Cohesion, Family Balanced Flexibility, Family Communication, Family Satisfaction

b

Momentary moods: Tired, stressed, sad, relaxed, lonely, left-out, happy, frustrated, energetic, embarrassed, cheerful, bored, angry

c

Binge Eating 1: Eating to the point of being ‘embarrassed if seen’; Binge Eating 2: Eating to the point of feeling a ‘loss of controlߣ

d

Family balance: odds ratio of ‘balanced’ to ‘unbalanced’ family characteristics