Table 3.

Multiple hierarchical regression predicting adolescent girls’ eating in the absence of hunger (EAH; kcal)

Level	Variable entered	βa	SE	bb	R2c	ΔR2
Level 1	Meal intake when hungry (kcal)	.06	.03	.20	.158*	.158*
	Race (Non-Hispanic Black)	−30.92	30.73	−.10
	Age (years)	−1.08	9.42	−.01
	Body fat (%)	5.04	2.77	.18
	Lean body mass (kg)	.95	2.75	.05
	Height (cm)	4.38	2.83	.19
	Depressive symptoms	.56	2.18	.03
Level 2	Post-meal state hunger	−.65	1.17	−.05	.161	.003
Level 3	Mindfulness	−2.94*	1.37	−.24*	.215*	.054*
	LOC-eatingd (presence)	28.46	30.33	.09
Level 4	Mindfulness × post-meal state hunger	.15	.18	.24	.262	.047
	LOC-eating × post-meal state hunger	−12.54	7.66	−.18
	Mindfulness × LOC-eating	4.50	2.40	.23

^aβ = unstandardized regression coefficient at each step.

^bb = standardized regression coefficient at each step.

^cR²= proportion of variability in the dependent variable (EAH) accounted for by model.

^dLOC-eating = loss-of-control-eating

^*p < .05