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The role of craving in emotional and uncontrolled eating

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Verzijl, Christina L., Ahlich, Erica, Schlauch, Robert C., Rancourt, Diana·2018·Appetite

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This study presents a novel application of the cognitive processing model of alcohol craving (CPMA) from the addictions field to the role of food craving in the well-established restrained eating-overeating relationship associated with binge eating disorder (BED). A community sample (N = 1058, ages 18-66) completed an online survey assessing four core domains: restrained eating, trait food craving, uncontrolled eating, and emotional eating. In accordance with the CPMA, food craving emerged as a significant indirect effect of the association between restrained eating and both uncontrolled and emotional eating. Gender did not significantly moderate any direct or indirect associations, suggesting that gender may not change the pattern of association between restrained eating and different facets of overeating. Results suggest that treatments targeting binge eating behaviors may benefit from 1) explicitly addressing the activation of food craving rather than concentrating on reducing restrained eating and 2) recognizing that food craving may be an important gender-neutral target with the potential to reduce binge and overeating behaviors. Future research should extend these preliminary findings by examining the application of the CPMA to eating behaviors while jointly investigating antecedents and contextual factors.

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Authors
Verzijl, C. L., Ahlich, E., Schlauch, R. C., & Rancourt, D.
Affiliations
University of South Florida (US)
Corresponding author
Rancourt, Diana
Venue
Appetite
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-04
Volume
123
Pages
146-151
ISSN
0195-6663 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2773814380
Cited by
79
References
74
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2
FWCI
4.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Appetite (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (L40 HD078334)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (K23 AA021768)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Keywords
food cravings, dietary restraint, binge eating, emotional eating, uncontrolled eating, overeating, gender differences, eating behavior intervention
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Eating, Emotions, Female, Humans, Hyperphagia, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Health Behavior, Body Mass Index, Behavior, Addictive, Young Adult, Binge-Eating Disorder, Craving

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