Table 2.

Network node labels with their corresponding symptom and item wording

Node label	Symptom	Item
Disordered Eating Symptoms (EDE-Q)
restraint	Restraint	Have you been deliberately trying to limit the amount of food you eat to influence your shape or weight (whether or not you have succeeded)?
fast	Fasting	Have you gone for long periods of time (8 waking hours or more) without eating anything at all in order to influence your shape or weight?
exclfood	Excluding food	Have you tried to exclude from your diet any foods that you like in order to influence your shape or weight (whether or not you have succeeded)?
rules	Food rules	Have you tried to follow definite rules regarding your eating (for example, a calorie limit) in order to influence your shape or weight (whether or not you have succeeded)?
empty	Desire to have an empty stomach	Have you had a definite desire to have an empty stomach with the aim of influencing your shape or weight?
flat	Desire to have a flat stomach	Have you had a definite desire to have a totally flat stomach?
foodconc	Difficulty concentrating because of thoughts of food	Has thinking about food, eating, or calories made it very difficult to concentrate on things you are interested in (for example, working, following a conversation, or reading)?
wsconc	Difficulty concentrating because of thoughts of weight/shape	Has thinking about shape or weight made it very difficult to concentrate on things you are interested in (for example, working, following a conversation, or reading)?
losecnt	Fear of losing control over eating	Have you had a definite fear of losing control over eating?
gainw	Fear of weight gain	Have you had a definite fear that you might gain weight?
feelfat	Feeling fat	Have you felt fat?
dsrlosew	Desire to lose weight	Have you had a strong desire to lose weight?
secret	Eating in secret	Over the past 28 days, on how many days have you eaten in secret (i.e., furtively)?
eatguilty	Feeling guilty after eating	On what proportion of the times that you have eaten have you felt guilty (felt that you’ve done wrong) because of its effect on your shape or weight?
eatothers	Concerns about others seeing one eat	Over the past 28 days, how concerned have you been about other people seeing you eat?
wjudge	Overvaluation of weight	Has your weight influenced how you think about (judge) yourself as a person?
sjudge	Overvaluation of shape	Has your shape influenced how you think about (judge) yourself as a person?
weigh	Upset with weighing oneself more than once a week	How much would it have upset you if you had been asked to weigh yourself once a week (no more, or less, often) for the next four weeks?
wdissat	Weight dissatisfaction	How dissatisfied have you been with your weight?
sdissat	Shape dissatisfaction	How dissatisfied have you been with your shape?
seebody	Discomfort when seeing one’s own body	How uncomfortable have you felt seeing your body (for example, seeing your shape in the mirror, in a shop window reflection, while undressing or taking a bath or shower)?
othersee	Discomfort when others see one’s body	How uncomfortable have you felt about others seeing your shape or figure (for example, in communal changing rooms, when swimming, or wearing tight clothes?
binge	Binging	Had a sense of losing control over your eating and ate an unusually large amount of food.
vomit	Self-induced vomiting	Made yourself sick (vomit) for shape or weight concerns.
lax	Laxative misuse	Taken laxatives for shape or weight concerns.
exc	Over-exercise	Exercised in a “driven” or “compulsive” way for shape or weight concerns.
Self-Esteem (RSES)
worth	Feeling worthy	I feel that I’m a person of worth, at least on an equal plane with others.
goodqual	Having good qualities	I feel that I have a number of good qualities.
dothings	Being capable	I am able to do things as well as most other people.
posattit	Having a positive self-attitude	I take a positive attitude toward myself.
satisf	Satisfaction with one’s self	On the whole, I am satisfied with myself.
notproud	Not having much to be proud of	I feel I do not have much to be proud of.
failure	Feeling like a failure	All in all, I am inclined to feel that I am a failure.
moreresp	Low self-respect	I wish I could have more respect for myself.
useless	Feeling useless	I certainly feel useless at times.
nogood	Thinking one is no good	At times I think I am no good at all.
Depression Symptoms (BDI-II)
sad	Sadness	I am so sad and unhappy that I can’t stand it.
pess	Pessimism	I feel the future is hopeless and will only get worse.
pastfail	Past failure	I feel I am a total failure as a person.
losspleas	Loss of pleasure	I can’t get any pleasure from the things I used to enjoy.
guilty	Feeling guilty	I feel guilty all of the time.
punish	Feeling like one is being punished	I feel I am being punished.
selfdislike	Self-dislike	I dislike myself.
selfcritic	Self-criticism	I blame myself for everything bad that happens.
suicidal	Suicidal ideation	I would kill myself if I had the chance.
cry	Crying	I feel like crying, but I can’t.
agitate	Agitation	I am so restless or agitated that I have to keep moving or doing something.
lossint	Loss of interest	It’s hard to get interested in anything.
indecis	Indecision	I have trouble making any decisions.
worthless	Feeling worthless	I feel utterly worthless.
lossener	Loss of energy	I don’t have enough energy to do anything.
sleep	Sleep disturbance	I sleep most of the day or I wake up 1–2 hours early and can’t get back to sleep.
irritable	Irritability	I am irritable all the time.
appetite	Changes in appetite	I have no appetite at all or I crave food all the time.
conc	Difficulty concentrating	I find I can’t concentrate on anything.
tired	Tiredness	I am too tired or fatigued to too most of the things I used to.
sex	Loss of interest in sex	I have lost interest in sex completely.