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Are dietary restraint scales valid measures of acute dietary restriction? Unobtrusive observational data suggest not

Stice, Eric, Fisher, Melissa, Lowe, Michael R.·2004·Psychological Assessment

Abstract

The finding that dietary restraint scales predict onset of bulimic pathology has been interpreted as suggesting that dieting causes this eating disturbance, despite the dearth of evidence that these scales are valid measures of dietary restriction. The authors conducted 4 studies that tested whether dietary restraint scales were inversely correlated with unobtrusively measured caloric intake. These studies, which varied in foods consumed, settings, and populations, indicated that common dietary restraint scales were largely uncorrelated with acute caloric intake. Results suggest that these scales are not valid measures of short-term dietary restriction and imply that it may be prudent to reinterpret findings from studies thai use these scales, including those that suggest dietary restraint is a risk factor for bulimic pathology.

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Authors
Stice, E., Fisher, M., & Lowe, M. R.
Affiliations
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Venue
Psychological Assessment
Published
2004
Volume
16
Issue
1
Pages
51-59
ISSN
  • 1040-3590 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-134X
OpenAlex
W2147837561
Cited by
364
References
80
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FWCI
18.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychological Assessment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01mh050271-03)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH 01708, MH064560, MH 50271, K01MH001708, R01MH064560)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
dietary restriction, energy intake, scale validity, bulimia nervosa, dieting, eating disorders, unobtrusive measurement
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Bulimia, Energy Intake, Diet, Reducing, Female, Food Preferences, Humans, Middle Aged, Personality Assessment, Psychometrics, Social Environment, Students, Reproducibility of Results

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