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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Res Ther. 2018 Mar 27;105:36–42. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2018.03.008

Table 2. Mealtime Cognitions Predict Subsequent Eating Disorder Behaviors.

Restriction Weighing oneself Body checking Compensatory behaviors Excessive exercise
Fears of Weight gain/Feelings of Fatness
Fear of wt gain ns ns .08* .04*+ ns
Felt fat ns ns .14** .08** .06*
Preoccupation with Thinness ns ns .14**+ .06* .06*

Perfectionism thoughts
Concern about mistakes ns .06*+ .11* .05* .07*
High Standards .11* ns .12* .06* .06*+

Note.

**

p<.001,

*

p< .05,

bolding and + indicates that the relationship goes in both directions; fear of wt gain = I felt worried about gaining weight during the meal; Felt fat = I felt fat during the meal; Preoccupation with Thinness = I am preoccupied with the desire to be thinner; Concern about mistakes = I was concerned about making mistakes during the meal; High Standards = I had high standards for myself during the meal; compensatory behaviors = vomiting or compensatory behaviors.