Why the study?
Are childhood risk factors, such as perceived stress, associated with the development of binge-eating disorders in women?
Population
1,560 women, including 45 with a history of binge-eating disorder or bulimia nervosa and 1,515 without a…
Comparison
Childhood risk factors vs Women without a history of an eating disorder
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10 years
Authors
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Early perceived stress may identify a subset of BED/BN cases; leaves open causal role and need for prospective prevention trials.
Are childhood risk factors, such as perceived stress, associated with the development of binge-eating disorders in women?
Elevated levels of perceived stress prior to age 14 may precede the onset of binge-eating disorders in women.
Striegel‐Moore et al. (2007) studied this question.
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