Bulimia nervosa severity levels based on shape/weight overvaluation explain more variance in clinical characteristics than DSM-5 severity levels
Overview
This study compares bulimia nervosa severity classifications based on shape/weight overvaluation against DSM-5 criteria using compensatory behavior frequency in a sample of 1,017 treatment-seeking individuals. The authors utilized structural equation modeling trees to identify five severity subgroups defined by overvaluation levels and assessed their association with clinical characteristics such as depression and anxiety. Results indicate that the overvaluation-based model explains significantly more variance in these symptoms than the DSM-5 scheme or purging method indicators.
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- Author
- Sophie R. Abber (Florida State University), Marley G. Billman Miller (Auburn University), Antonia Hamilton (Syracuse University), Shelby N. Ortiz (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Ross Jacobucci (University of Notre Dame), Jamal H. Essayli (Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center), Thomas E. Joiner (Florida State University), April R. Smith (Auburn University), Lauren N. Forrest (University of Oregon)
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- 2025-01-01
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- 10.1017/S0033291725100597
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@article{allodium:60e2510ff5674b43,
title = {Bulimia nervosa severity levels based on shape/weight overvaluation explain more variance in clinical characteristics than DSM-5 severity levels},
author = {Sophie R. Abber and Marley G. Billman Miller and Antonia Hamilton and Shelby N. Ortiz and Ross Jacobucci and Jamal H. Essayli and Thomas E. Joiner and April R. Smith and Lauren N. Forrest},
year = {2025},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1017/S0033291725100597},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291725100597}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Bulimia nervosa severity levels based on shape/weight overvaluation explain more variance in clinical characteristics than DSM-5 severity levels AU - Abber, Sophie R. AU - Miller, Marley G. Billman AU - Hamilton, Antonia AU - Ortiz, Shelby N. AU - Jacobucci, Ross AU - Essayli, Jamal H. AU - Joiner, Thomas E. AU - Smith, April R. AU - Forrest, Lauren N. PY - 2025 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1017/S0033291725100597 UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291725100597 ER -
APA
Abber, S. R., Miller, M. G. B., Hamilton, A., Ortiz, S. N., Jacobucci, R., Essayli, J. H., Joiner, T. E., Smith, A. R., & Forrest, L. N. (2025). Bulimia nervosa severity levels based on shape/weight overvaluation explain more variance in clinical characteristics than DSM-5 severity levels. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291725100597
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