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{"title":"Compensatory eating disorder and full threshold DSM eating disorders: A comparison of eating-disorder-related psychiatric impairment and symptomatology","authors":"Sonakshi Negi,&nbsp;Marianna L. Thomeczek,&nbsp;Yiyang Chen,&nbsp;Anjali R. Sharma,&nbsp;Kelsie T. Forbush","doi":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101823","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p><span><span><span>Compensatory eating disorder (CED) is a newly proposed ‘other specified feeding and eating disorder’ characterized by recurrent non-purging compensatory </span>behaviors<span> (e.g., compulsive exercise and/or food restriction), overvaluation of weight/shape, the absence of objective binge-eating episodes, and the absence of low weight or recent significant weight loss. This study compared individuals with CED to individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN), </span></span>bulimia nervosa (BN), or binge-eating disorder (BED) on measures of psychiatric impairment, eating-disorder (ED) </span>symptomatology, and comorbid internalizing disorders.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>Adults (<em>N</em> = 187) with CED, AN, BN, or BED completed measures of ED-related-psychiatric impairment and ED symptomatology. Structured clinical interviews were administered to assess ED and internalizing-disorder diagnoses.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Linear regression models were fit to compare the CED group to full-threshold ED groups on psychiatric impairment, body dissatisfaction, cognitive restraint, negative attitudes towards obesity, and weight suppression. A chi-square difference test examined group differences on internalizing-disorder prevalence. Results indicated that the CED group had high levels of psychiatric impairment, yet psychiatric impairment was significantly lower in the CED group compared to other groups. The AN group had significantly lower body dissatisfaction than the CED group. Individuals with CED had similar cognitive restraint, negative attitudes towards obesity, internalizing psychopathology, and weight suppression compared to other ED groups.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Individuals with CED had substantial ED psychopathology and internalizing-disorder prevalence, comparable to individuals with full-threshold EDs. Individuals with CED had high levels of psychiatric impairment, but their impairment was lower than individuals with full-threshold EDs. Our results indicate that CED is a clinically significant disorder.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11476,"journal":{"name":"Eating behaviors","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 101823"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92065406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations between nutritional intake, stress and hunger biomarkers, and anxiety and depression during the treatment of anorexia nervosa in adolescents and young adults","authors":"Jessica A. Lin ,&nbsp;Catherine Stamoulis ,&nbsp;Amy D. DiVasta","doi":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101822","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span><span><span>Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with anorexia nervosa (AN) frequently have co-occurring anxiety and depression, which can negatively impact prognosis. To inform </span>treatment of co-occurring anxiety and depression, we assessed the association of nutritional intake and hunger/stress hormones on anxiety and depression using a six-month longitudinal study of 50 AYA females receiving care for AN. At baseline and six months, we measured anxiety (Spielberger State/Trait Anxiety Inventory [STAI]), depression (Beck Depression Inventory [BDI]), </span>body mass index<span> (BMI), 3-day dietary intake (total calories and proportion of fat, carbohydrate, protein), and serum cortisol<span>, leptin, and adiponectin. We performed mixed effects </span></span></span>linear regression analyses, adjusting for age, duration of AN, and percentage of median BMI (%mBMI). At baseline, median age was 16.3 (interquartile range [IQR] = 2.5) years, duration of AN was 6 (IQR = 8.8) months and %mBMI was 87.2 (IQR = 10.5)%. Fifty-six percent had clinically significant anxiety; 30 % had depression. Over 6 months, participants had significant improvements in %mBMI (+2.2[IQR = 9.2]%, </span><em>p</em><span> &lt; .01), STAI (−9.0[IQR = 25.0], p &lt; .01), and BDI (−5.0[IQR = 13.8], p &lt; .01) scores. Participants with larger improvements in caloric intake had greater improvements in STAI (</span><em>p</em> = .03) and BDI scores (<em>p</em><span> = .04). Larger improvement in BDI was significantly associated with increased fat intake (</span><em>p</em> &lt; .01), but not carbohydrate or protein intake. Change in STAI was not associated with changes in fat, carbohydrate, or protein intake. Changes in STAI or BDI scores were not associated with changes in cortisol, leptin, or adiponectin. Increased caloric intake may augment treatment of co-occurring anxiety and depression, and increased fat intake may improve depression for AYA with AN.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11476,"journal":{"name":"Eating behaviors","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 101822"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92065407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations between eating behaviors and metabolic syndrome severity in young adults","authors":"Austin J. Graybeal,&nbsp;Caleb F. Brandner,&nbsp;Alex Henderson,&nbsp;Ryan A. Aultman,&nbsp;Anabelle Vallecillo-Bustos,&nbsp;Ta'Quoris A. Newsome,&nbsp;Diavion Stanfield,&nbsp;Jon Stavres","doi":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101821","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101821","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a precursor to cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes, is rapidly increasing in young adults. Accordingly, earlier interventions aimed at combating the onset of MetS in young adults are required. However, current behavioral interventions have failed to consider the eating behaviors that precede disease development, likely contributing to the consistently high failure rates of these interventions. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the associations between eating behaviors and MetS severity (MetS_index) in a sample of young adults. A sample of 104 (non-Hispanic White: 45; non-Hispanic Black: 49; Hispanic White: 5; Asian: 5) young adult (age: 23.1 ± 4.4) males and females (F:61, M:43) completed anthropometric, blood pressure, blood glucose, and blood lipid assessments; each of which were used to calculate a continuous MetS_index score. Participants also completed the revised version of the 18-item Three-factor Eating Questionnaire to measure emotional eating (EmE), uncontrolled eating (UE), and cognitive restraint (CR). EmE was positively associated with MetS_index for young adult females (<em>p</em> = 0.033) and non-Hispanic Black participants (<em>p</em> = 0.050), but not male (<em>p</em> = 0.506) or non-Hispanic White participants (<em>p</em> = 0.558). Additionally, MetS_index was greater in the highest EmE tertile compared to the lowest EmE tertile for the total sample (<em>p</em> = 0.037) and young adult females (<em>p</em> = 0.015). UE and CR were not associated with MetS_index. These data suggest a potential link between EmE and MetS severity in young adults, and that behavioral interventions aimed at MetS prevention should focus on treating the underlying EmE behaviors common in young adults, particularly for young female and Black adults at the greatest risk.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11476,"journal":{"name":"Eating behaviors","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 101821"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49689249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Skepticism of and critical thinking about media messages: Conflicting relationships with body dissatisfaction","authors":"Brooke L. Bennett ,&nbsp;Caitlin A. Martin-Wagar ,&nbsp;Rebecca G. Boswell ,&nbsp;Lauren N. Forrest ,&nbsp;Hayley Perelman ,&nbsp;Janet D. Latner","doi":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101820","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101820","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Despite the theoretical connection between media literacy and body dissatisfaction, empirical findings about their relationship are decidedly mixed. There is not a clear explanation for these discrepancies. The present study aimed to 1) compare the attitudes young adult women with those of a reference group of adolescents to examine whether similar values were observed despite differences in age group and racial/ethnic identity, 2) to examine the relationships between media literacy and body dissatisfaction using recommended measures of media literacy. Racially diverse female undergraduate students (N = 152, M</span>_age = 21.62) completed the Media Attitudes Questionnaire, the Critical Thinking about Media Measure, and the Body Shape Questionnaire online. Young adult women endorsed greater critical thinking about media messages and greater skepticism towards the similarity of media messages than adolescents. Additionally, greater skepticism towards the desirability and realism of media messages was associated with lower body dissatisfaction while greater critical thinking about media messages was found to be positively related to greater body dissatisfaction. It is possible that greater critical thinking within the context of media literacy cannot occur without increased attention towards or time spent thinking about media messages. Findings suggest that enhancing critical thinking about the media may not be the main mechanism of change for effective media literacy interventions. These findings underscore the complexities that exist within the relationships between media literacy and body dissatisfaction and highlight the continued need for research in this area.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11476,"journal":{"name":"Eating behaviors","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 101820"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41095154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of trauma-related symptoms and neuroticism on compensatory behaviors in a sample of adults with eating disorders","authors":"Marianna L. Thomeczek ,&nbsp;Sonakshi Negi ,&nbsp;Yiyang Chen ,&nbsp;Kelsie T. Forbush","doi":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101819","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101819","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p><span>Inappropriate compensatory behaviors<span> (ICBs), including purging, restricting, and excessive exercising, are key symptoms of several eating disorders (EDs). Studies have found positive associations between trauma and ICBs, although few studies have explored mechanisms that may explain these relationships. </span></span>Emotion dysregulation<span> has been posited as a mechanism that explains associations among ICBs and trauma. Given that individuals with high neuroticism may be particularly likely to use ICBs to regulate emotions following a trauma, the purpose of this study was to test whether neuroticism moderated the relationship between trauma-related symptoms and each type of ICB (purging, restricting, and excessive exercise).</span></p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>A community sample of adults with a DSM-5 ED (<em>N</em> = 263; 83.7 % female) completed measures of trauma-related symptoms, ED psychopathology, and personality.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Zero-inflated negative binomial models revealed that trauma-related symptoms alone predicted restricting and purging behavior. In addition, we found that neuroticism alone predicted the presence of excessive exercise. We found no significant interaction between trauma-symptoms and neuroticism.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Although past research has documented high rates of co-occurring ED and PTSD, the connections between trauma-related symptoms and ICBs are complex and may be unique to each type of ICB. Given that neuroticism may not influence the relationship between trauma-related symptoms and ICBs, more research should be done to establish an understanding of factors that could explain the relationship between ICBs and trauma-related symptoms. Novel interventions that simultaneously target restricting, purging, and trauma-related symptoms could be beneficial to explore.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11476,"journal":{"name":"Eating behaviors","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 101819"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41157317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of spatial separation on food and drink choices from an online menu","authors":"Amelia Kingham ,&nbsp;Eva Kemps ,&nbsp;Ivanka Prichard ,&nbsp;Marika Tiggemann","doi":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101816","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101816","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Emerging research suggests that modifying the presentation context of healthy food items can subtly ‘nudge’ individuals to make healthier choices. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of spatial separation between high and low nutritional value items on food and drink choices from an online fast-food menu. Participants (<em>N</em> = 210 women) were presented with one of three pictorial menus in which high nutritional value food and drink items were presented spatially mixed, grouped, or separate from low nutritional value items. Participants were asked to make one selection from each menu category (a main, drink, and dessert), and then completed a measure of dietary restraint. Overall, there was no main effect of menu condition. However, dietary restraint status moderated the effect of menu condition on healthy choices. In particular, women who scored low (but not those who scored high) on dietary restraint were positively influenced by the experimental manipulation, making approximately 14 % healthier selections when high nutritional value items were presented separately from low nutritional value items. This was principally the case for desserts, and to a lesser extent drinks. The findings have practical implications for the design of online fast-food menus to promote healthier food and drink selections.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11476,"journal":{"name":"Eating behaviors","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 101816"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41131119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Intuitive Eating Scale-2-EA: Psychometric properties and factor structure of the adapted IES-2 for early adolescents","authors":"Katie M. Babbott ,&nbsp;Tracy Tylka ,&nbsp;Bert van der Werf ,&nbsp;Nathan S. Consedine ,&nbsp;Marion Roberts","doi":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101813","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101813","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>Intuitive Eating (IE) is an approach to eating characterised by attunement to intrinsic cues, and using those cues to guide behaviours related to food and eating. Tylka and Kroon Van Diest's (2008) Intuitive Eating Scale (IES-2) is well-validated in adults, but not yet among early adolescents. The current study was designed to adapt and validate a version suited for use in early adolescence (IES-2-EA).</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Data collected from two independent samples of adolescents aged 11 to 13 (<em>N</em> = 471) were structurally examined using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), with a subsequent confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to confirm hypothesised model fit. Relationships between scores on the IES-2-EA and validated measures of actual-ideal body size discrepancy, body appreciation, interoceptive awareness, and psychological distress were also examined.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The adapted 17-item IES-2-EA had a three-factor structure with several key differences from the original version developed for adults. Moderate-to-strong correlations were found between scores on the IES-2-EA, body appreciation, interoceptive awareness, actual-ideal body size discrepancy, and psychological distress in the first sample of adolescents (<em>n</em> = 245). Secondary CFA showed good model fit in the second sample of adolescents (<em>n</em> = 226).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The IES-2-EA is well-suited to measure intuitive eating behaviour among early adolescents. The 17 items reflect a three-component structure similar to that seen in adults completing the IES-2. These early data suggest the adapted IES-2-EA has evidence of reliability and validity; it may be an effective measure for research and clinical use.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11476,"journal":{"name":"Eating behaviors","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 101813"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41116616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gender similarities and differences in associations between weight discrimination, shape/weight concerns, and eating disorder symptoms among post-9/11 veterans","authors":"Ziyu Zhao ,&nbsp;Kelsey N. Serier ,&nbsp;Brian N. Smith ,&nbsp;Dawne Vogt ,&nbsp;Shannon Kehle-Forbes ,&nbsp;Karen S. Mitchell","doi":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101818","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101818","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>Weight discrimination, defined as mistreatment of people based on body weight, is associated with body image<span><span> concerns and eating disorder (ED) symptoms. Military veterans are particularly vulnerable to developing ED symptoms, which may be due to experiences of weight discrimination resulting from the military's strict weight and fitness requirements. However, no previous study has examined these associations among veterans. We investigated relationships between weight discrimination during and after military service and shape/weight concerns and ED symptoms in post-9/11 veterans. Based on evidence for </span>gender differences in weight discrimination, body image, and ED symptoms, we also examined whether gender moderated these associations.</span></p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>Participants were randomly selected from the population of post-9/11 U.S. veterans who had been discharged from the military within the previous 18 months. A total of 1494 veterans completed the Everyday Discrimination Scale, Eating Disorders Examination-Questionnaire, and the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale-5.</p></div><div><h3>Result</h3><p>Women were more likely to report weight discrimination and had higher levels of ED symptoms and shape/weight concerns than men. Weight discrimination in and after leaving the military were positively associated with shape/weight concerns and ED symptoms in the full sample and among men and women. Gender moderated the association between weight discrimination after leaving the military and shape/weight concerns such that the association was stronger among men.</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>Both male and female veterans may be vulnerable to developing ED symptoms, in part due to weight discrimination experienced during and after military service. Our findings emphasize the need to address weight discrimination and its consequences in veterans.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11476,"journal":{"name":"Eating behaviors","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 101818"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41108408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Motives and food craving: Associations with frequency of hyper-palatable food intake among college students","authors":"Joseph S. Bellitti ,&nbsp;Kaitlyn Rohde ,&nbsp;Tera L. Fazzino","doi":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101814","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101814","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>College food environments provide wide access to hyper-palatable foods (HPF). Palatable eating motives and craving are individual factors that may impact HPF intake. Nevertheless, no study to date has examined the relationship between these factors and frequency of HPF intake in a dormitory all-you-can-eat-style cafeteria meal, a typical college food setting.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>College students (N = 218) self-reported frequency of HPF intake at a college cafeteria meal and their frequency of HPF intake in the overall diet. Quasipoisson and logistic regression models tested whether palatable eating motives (assessed via the Palatable Eating Motives Scale) and craving (assessed via the Food Craving Inventory) were associated with the rate of HPF intake during the cafeteria meal and excess frequency of HPF intake in the overall diet.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Craving was associated with a 19% higher rate of HPF intake during the cafeteria meal (RR = 1.19; p = .015) and a &gt;2-fold higher likelihood of excess frequency of HPF intake the overall diet (OR = 2.69; p &lt; .001). Coping motive was associated with an 87% higher likelihood of excess frequency of HPF intake in the overall diet (OR = 1.87; p = .002), but not in the cafeteria meal. Reward enhancement, social and conformity motives were not significantly associated with the frequency of HPF intake in either setting.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Results highlight the role of craving and coping motive in the frequency of HPF intake among college students. Prevention efforts may consider targeting craving and eating to cope to potentially address frequency of HPF intake among college students.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11476,"journal":{"name":"Eating behaviors","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 101814"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41113847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Family connectedness and sexual minority Asian Americans' eating behavior regulation","authors":"Thomas P. Le ,&nbsp;Shahmir H. Ali ,&nbsp;Annabelle L. Atkin ,&nbsp;Terence H.W. Ching ,&nbsp;Annamaria Csizmadia ,&nbsp;Nguyen K. Tran ,&nbsp;Ralph J. DiClemente","doi":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101817","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101817","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>To date, psychosocial and interpersonal protective factors such as family connectedness have received little attention in studies of eating behaviors among sexual minority </span>Asian Americans. Therefore, we investigated associations of family connectedness and two types of eating behavior regulation motives and the moderating role of individualism in these associations among 134 sexual minority Asian American young adults. </span>Linear regression models assessed the main and interaction effects of family connectedness and individualism on introjected and identified eating behavior regulation motives. We observed a significant interaction effect between family connectedness and individualism only on introjected regulation. For participants with low levels of individualism, those who reported high levels of family connectedness had lower scores for introjected regulation of eating behavior. The findings of this study highlight the importance of examining strengths related to sexual minority Asian Americans by demonstrating the important role family connectedness plays in eating behavior regulation motives, particularly for those with lower individualism.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11476,"journal":{"name":"Eating behaviors","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 101817"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41126993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}