Brooke Y Kauffman1, Jafar Bakhshaie2, Michael J Zvolensky1,3,4. 1. Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA. 2. Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. 3. Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. 4. Health Institute, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Abstract
Objective Obesity is a significant health concern among college populations, and trauma-exposed students are particularly at risk for behaviors associated with weight gain. There is need for further understanding of factors that may contribute to increased obesity among this population. Participants: Participants included 139 trauma-exposed college students with obesity (76.3% females; Mage = 25.4 years, SD = 8.07). Method: The current cross-sectional study examined distress tolerance in terms of expectancies of eating to help manage negative affect and to lead to feeling out of control among trauma-exposed college students with obesity. Results: Results indicated that lower perceived distress tolerance was associated with greater expectancies of eating to help manage negative affect and to lead to feeling out of control. Conclusions: These findings suggest that distress tolerance may be a clinically significant target for treatment in order to better understand and treat expectancies of eating among trauma-exposed college students with obesity.
Objective Obesity is a significant health concern among college populations, and trauma-exposed students are particularly at risk for behaviors associated with weight gain. There is need for further understanding of factors that may contribute to increased obesity among this population. Participants: Participants included 139 trauma-exposed college students with obesity (76.3% females; Mage = 25.4 years, SD = 8.07). Method: The current cross-sectional study examined distress tolerance in terms of expectancies of eating to help manage negative affect and to lead to feeling out of control among trauma-exposed college students with obesity. Results: Results indicated that lower perceived distress tolerance was associated with greater expectancies of eating to help manage negative affect and to lead to feeling out of control. Conclusions: These findings suggest that distress tolerance may be a clinically significant target for treatment in order to better understand and treat expectancies of eating among trauma-exposed college students with obesity.
Authors: M M Boggiano; E E Burgess; B Turan; T Soleymani; S Daniel; L D Vinson; K L Lokken; B C Wingo; A Morse Journal: Appetite Date: 2014-08-26 Impact factor: 3.868