Table 3.
Associations between dysregulated eating and negative emotion differentiation
| Method 1 – Intraclass Correlation Coefficient | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBQ Emotional Eating | Presence of BEs | |||||||
| Variable | β | SE | p | 95% CI | OR | SE | p | 95% CI |
| Intercept | .0001 | .05 | .998 | −.10, .10 | .03 | .02 | <.001*** | .01, .09 |
| NED | −.13 | .04 | .002** | −.22, −.05 | .54 | .13 | .009** | .34, .86 |
| BMI | .01 | .05 | .775 | −.08, .11 | 1.43 | .29 | .079 | .96, 2.14 |
| DEBQ Emotional Eating | Presence of BEs | |||||||
| Variable | β | SE | p | 95% CI | OR | SE | p | 95% CI |
| Intercept | −.001 | .04 | .985 | −.09, .09 | .03 | .02 | <.001*** | .01, .08 |
| NED | −.02 | .04 | .665 | −.10, .06 | .64 | .15 | .051 | .41, 1.002 |
| Negative affect | .44 | .04 | <.001*** | .35, .53 | 2.10 | .46 | .001** | 1.37, 3.24 |
| Positive affect | −.02 | .04 | .689 | −.10, .07 | .54 | .15 | .022* | .32, .91 |
| BMI | .03 | .04 | .479 | −.05, .12 | 1.44 | .28 | .061 | .98, 2.10 |
| Method 2 – Average Interitem Correlation | ||||||||
| DEBQ Emotional Eating | Presence of BEs | |||||||
| Variable | β | SE | p | 95% CI | OR | SE | p | 95% CI |
| Intercept | .0004 | .05 | .994 | −.10, .10 | .03 | .02 | <.001*** | .01, .09 |
| NED | −.06 | .04 | .205 | −.14, .03 | .65 | .13 | .036* | .43, .97 |
| BMI | .02 | .05 | .697 | −.08, .12 | 1.46 | .30 | .070 | .97, 2.20 |
| DEBQ Emotional Eating | Presence of BEs | |||||||
| Variable | β | SE | p | 95% CI | OR | SE | p | 95% CI |
| Intercept | −.002 | .04 | .969 | −.09, .09 | .03 | .02 | <.001*** | .01, .09 |
| NED | .03 | .04 | .519 | −.05, .11 | .77 | .15 | .184 | .52, 1.13 |
| Negative affect | .45 | .04 | <.001*** | .37, .54 | 2.16 | .47 | <.001*** | 1.41, 3.32 |
| Positive affect | −.02 | .04 | .639 | −.10, .06 | .57 | .15 | .032* | .34, .95 |
| BMI | .03 | .04 | .438 | −.05, .12 | 1.47 | .29 | .049* | 1.002, 2.15 |
| Method 3 – Average Daily Variance | ||||||||
| DEBQ Emotional Eating | Presence of BEs | |||||||
| Variable | β | SE | p | 95% CI | OR | SE | p | 95% CI |
| Intercept | −.001 | .05 | .985 | −.10, .10 | .03 | .02 | <.001*** | .01, .09 |
| NED | .25 | .04 | <.001*** | .17, .34 | 1.27 | .26 | .258 | .84, 1.91 |
| BMI | .03 | .05 | .546 | −.06, .12 | 1.52 | .32 | .046* | 1.01, 2.29 |
| DEBQ Emotional Eating | Presence of BEs | |||||||
| Variable | Β | SE | p | 95% CI | OR | SE | p | 95% CI |
| Intercept | −.001 | .04 | .990 | −.09, .08 | .03 | .02 | <.001*** | .01, .08 |
| NED | −.31 | .07 | <.001*** | −.45, −.17 | .39 | .16 | .020* | .18, .86 |
| Negative affect | .71 | .07 | <.001*** | .57, .85 | 4.52 | 1.61 | <.001*** | 2.25, 9.09 |
| Positive affect | −.03 | .04 | .442 | −.11, .05 | .48 | .14 | .012* | .28, .85 |
| BMI | .03 | .04 | .497 | −.05, .11 | 1.46 | .28 | .051 | 1.00, 2.14 |
Note: Models controlling for BMI only are presented first, followed by models controlling for BMI and positive/negative affect intensity. NED = negative emotion differentiation; DEBQ Emotional Eating = average Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire Emotional Eating subscale score; BE = clinically significant binge eating episode; BMI = body mass index.
*
p <.05,
**
p <.01,
***
p <.001.