The association between distress tolerance and eating expectancies among trauma-exposed college students with obesity

Abstract

Objective: Obesity is a significant health concern among college populations, and traumaexposed 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; M age = 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 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.

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