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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 4.

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

Independent Variable Model 1 Contemporaneous Model 2 Temporal

B SE d B SE d

Emotions

Anxiety 0.13*** 0.02 0.21 0.01 0.01 0.02
Guilt 0.16*** 0.02 0.26 0.03 0.02 0.06

Cognitions

Feelings of having overeaten 0.14*** 0.02 0.26 0.00 0.01 0.00
Thoughts about dieting 0.28*** 0.03 0.28 0.02 0.02 0.04
Feeling Fat 0.19*** 0.03 0.26 0.03* 0.02 0.08

Behaviors

Vomiting 0.02 0.02 0.05 −0.01 0.02 0.03
Diuretic/laxative use 0.05* 0.02 0.09 0.03 0.02 0.05
Excessive exercise −0.02 0.02 0.04 0.00 0.02 0.00
Body checking 0.13*** 0.02 0.23 0.02 0.01 0.06
Self-weighing 0.04** 0.01 0.11 −0.01 0.01 0.02
Binge eating 0.03** 0.01 0.09 0.01 0.01 0.03
Restriction 0.04* 0.02 0.09 0.01 0.01 0.02

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

*

p < .05

**

p < .01

***

p<.001