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SUBMITTER: O'Connor SM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5291810 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
O'Connor Shannon M SM Beam Christopher R CR Luo Xiaochen X Cohen L Adelyn LA VanHuysse Jessica L JL Emery Robert E RE Turkheimer Eric E Keel Pamela K PK Burt S Alexandra SA Neale Michael M Boker Steven S Klump Kelly K
The International journal of eating disorders 20160916 2
<h4>Objective</h4>Prior twin studies provide support for a single "common factor" that contributes genetic and environmental risk to a range of disordered eating symptoms. However, the common factor may be indexed less well by binge eating (BE) than other symptoms of eating disorders [i.e., body dissatisfaction (BD) and weight preoccupation (WP)]. We sought to explore the presence of a common factor and test whether loadings differed across three key symptoms (i.e., BE, BD, WP).<h4>Method</h4>Di ...[more]