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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Appetite. 2024 Jan 3;195:107181. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107181

Table 3.

Regression Coefficients for Fear of Weight Gain on Emotions, Cognitions, and ED Behaviors

Dependent Variable Model 1 Contemporaneous Model 2 Temporal

B SE d B SE d

Emotions

Anxiety 0.36*** 0.04 0.30 0.06* 0.03 0.08
Guilt 0.40*** 0.04 0.31 0.08** 0.03 0.10

Cognitions

Feelings of having overeaten 0.51*** 0.05 0.34 0.10** 0.04 0.10
Thoughts about dieting 0.48*** 0.04 0.42 0.07* 0.03 0.09
Feeling Fat 0.38*** 0.05 0.27 0.08** 0.03 0.11

Behaviors

Vomiting 0.03 0.02 0.05 0.01 0.02 0.01
Diuretic/laxative use 0.04** 0.02 0.10 0.01 0.02 0.01
Excessive exercise −0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.03
Body checking 0.26*** 0.04 0.25 0.07** 0.03 0.10
Self-weighing 0.07** 0.02 0.10 −0.01 0.03 0.01
Binge eating 0.06** 0.02 0.09 −0.01 0.02 0.02
Restriction 0.09** 0.03 0.11 0.03 0.03 0.04

Note. We examined the impact of fear of weight gain on contemporaneous emotions, cognitions, and ED behaviors while controlling for diagnostic status (i.e., AN vs. other ED). In Model 1, we examined the impact of fear of weight gain on concurrent emotions, cognitions, and ED behaviors. In Model 2, we examined the temporal impact of fear of weight gain on emotions, cognitions, and ED behaviors at the next meal.

*

p < .05

**

p < .01

***

p<.001