Stress is associated with exercise differently among individuals with higher and lower eating disorder symptoms: An ecological momentary assessment study

The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Margarita SalaCheri A Levinson

Abstract

Stress is associated with the maintenance of eating disorders and exercise behaviors. However, it is unclear how stress is associated with exercise and vice-versa among individuals with higher levels of eating disorder symptoms in daily life. The current study tested the moderating effect of eating disorder symptoms on the relationships between (1) daily stress and later exercise behavior and (2) daily exercise behavior and later stress. Female college students [N = 129, mean age = 19.19 (SD = 1.40)] completed the Eating Disorder Inventory-2. Participants then completed measures of stress and exercise four times daily across seven days using an automated telephone ecological momentary assessment system. Data were analyzed using multilevel models. Drive for thinness, bulimic symptoms, and body dissatisfaction significantly moderated the relationship between daily stress and later exercise (ps = .01-.05), such that higher daily stress predicted higher later exercise only in individuals who were low (but not average or high) in drive for thinness, bulimic symptoms, and body dissatisfaction symptoms. Stress is associated with exercise differentially depending on individuals' eating disorder symptoms. Our findings suggest that only ...Continue Reading

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Aug 20, 2019·The International Journal of Eating Disorders·Leigh C BrosofCheri A Levinson
Dec 6, 2019·European Eating Disorders Review : the Journal of the Eating Disorders Association·David R KolarSandra Schlegl
Jul 11, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Emily PanzaJason Lillis
Aug 14, 2021·Frontiers in Psychology·Luis J González-BaratoIván Sánchez-Iglesias

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