Initial validation of the mindful eating scale

Published Mindfulness, 2013, 5(6), pp. 719-729. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-013-0227-5Self-report scales for mindfulness are now widely used in applied settings, and have made a contribution to research, for instance in demonstrating mediation effects. To date there are no convincing data as to whether mindfulness skills generalise fully across life domains, and so some researchers have developed mindfulness scales for particular domains of behaviour. We present the development of a self-report scale to measure mindfulness with respect to eating behaviours

Trajectories of therapeutic skills use and their dynamic relations to symptom change during cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa

Objective: To examine trajectories of therapeutic skills use and weekly relations between skills use and symptom change during the enhanced version of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT-E) for bulimia nervosa (BN). Method: Fifty-five adults (M age: 39.0 ± 14.1; 83.9% female; 64.3% White, 93.6% non-Hispanic/Latino) receiving CBT-E for BN-spectrum eating disorders (EDs) self-monitored their use of five therapeutic skills (i.e., regular eating, eating enough to prevent excessive hunger and eating a range of macronutrients, breaking dietary rules, urge management strategies, and mood management strategies) several times per day during treatment. Patients also self-reported their ED symptoms (i.e., frequency of binge eating, compensatory behaviors, and dietary restraint) weekly. We examined trajectories of use of each CBT-E skill and temporal relations between skills use and ED symptoms from week-to-week during treatment. Results: Participants showed significant increases in eating enough to prevent excessive hunger and eating a range of macronutrients from week-to-week (p <.05). Regular eating, eating enough to prevent excessive hunger, and eating a range of macronutrients 1 week predicted lower binge eating and compensatory behaviors the same week and the following week, and urge management strategy use predicted greater binge eating the same week and the following week (p <.05). Conclusions: Results showed temporal relationships between therapeutic skills use and symptom change on a weekly level, with evidence that using skills targeting dietary restraint was associated with lower BN symptoms. Findings highlight the promise of future work to elucidate the most potent CBT-E skills for symptom improvement and inform more targeted interventions. Public Significance: Findings showed weekly relationships between therapeutic skills use and symptom change during treatment, with evidence that using CBT-E skills aimed to reduce dietary restraint (i.e., regular eating, eating enough to prevent excessive hunger, and eating a range of macronutrients) was associated with lower BN symptoms. Future work has the potential to identify the most potent CBT-E skills for symptom improvement and inform more targeted interventions

Trajectories of therapeutic skills use and their dynamic relations to symptom change during cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa

AbstractObjectiveTo examine trajectories of therapeutic skills use and weekly relations between skills use and symptom change during the enhanced version of cognitive‐behavioral therapy (CBT‐E) for bulimia nervosa (BN).MethodFifty‐five adults (M age: 39.0 ± 14.1; 83.9% female; 64.3% White, 93.6% non‐Hispanic/Latino) receiving CBT‐E for BN‐spectrum eating disorders (EDs) self‐monitored their use of five therapeutic skills (i.e., regular eating, eating enough to prevent excessive hunger and eating a range of macronutrients, breaking dietary rules, urge management strategies, and mood management strategies) several times per day during treatment. Patients also self‐reported their ED symptoms (i.e., frequency of binge eating, compensatory behaviors, and dietary restraint) weekly. We examined trajectories of use of each CBT‐E skill and temporal relations between skills use and ED symptoms from week‐to‐week during treatment.ResultsParticipants showed significant increases in eating enough to prevent excessive hunger and eating a range of macronutrients from week‐to‐week (p < .05). Regular eating, eating enough to prevent excessive hunger, and eating a range of macronutrients 1 week predicted lower binge eating and compensatory behaviors the same week and the following week, and urge management strategy use predicted greater binge eating the same week and the following week (p < .05).ConclusionsResults showed temporal relationships between therapeutic skills use and symptom change on a weekly level, with evidence that using skills targeting dietary restraint was associated with lower BN symptoms. Findings highlight the promise of future work to elucidate the most potent CBT‐E skills for symptom improvement and inform more targeted interventions.Public SignificanceFindings showed weekly relationships between therapeutic skills use and symptom change during treatment, with evidence that using CBT‐E skills aimed to reduce dietary restraint (i.e., regular eating, eating enough to prevent excessive hunger, and eating a range of macronutrients) was associated with lower BN symptoms. Future work has the potential to identify the most potent CBT‐E skills for symptom improvement and inform more targeted interventions