Objective: Psychological stress and inadequate coping skills have been hypothesized to
play important roles in the etiology of disordered eating. This paper reviews the empirical …

Many pre-morbid risk factors for the development of eating disorders (eg low self-esteem,
high body dissatisfaction and maladaptive coping) also have an important function in the …

To understand whether difficulties in emotional functioning distinguish between body
dissatisfaction and disordered eating, a set of emotion regulation (ie, negative emotion …

Objective Recent research has supported the role of stress in the development and
maintenance of eating disorders. However, coping and crisis support, important aspects of …

The relationship between binge eating, avoidance coping, and depression was investigated
with reference to the escape theory of binge eating which predicts binge eaters will exhibit …

Research suggests that negative affect is an important mediator in the relationship between
body dissatisfaction and bulimic symptoms. This study examines the mediational role of …

Previous research indicates adults with eating disorders (EDs) report smaller social
networks, and difficulties with social functioning, alongside demonstrating difficulties …

This study had two objectives. The first objective was to evaluate the discriminant validity of
optimism by examining the relationships between optimism and coping styles, while …

Objective: To investigate individual differences in the effects of stress on BMI. Research
Methods and Procedures: Participants were 71 healthy women volunteers enrolled in a …

Trait anxiety and eating disorder (ED) symptomatology are often thought to be inextricably
linked. Because anxiety often precedes an ED, predicts poor outcome, and persists even …