The current study is a follow-up to our earlier study with the National Comorbidity Survey: Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A) data, in which we found significant associations between NI and binge eating (Lee-Winn et al., 2016). In the present study, we extended our prior research by assessing associations among coping styles, NI, and binge eating in the general United States adolescent population, using data from the NCS-A. Based on previous research, we hypothesized that SB 216763 avoidance, distraction, and poor problem solving would be positively associated with NI and lifetime prevalence of binge eating. We also hypothesized that avoidance, distraction, and poor problem solving would moderate the associations between NI and lifetime binge eating. We explored adolescent gender as a potential moderator of each NI–coping and coping–lifetime binge eating association.
2. Methods
1. Study design and participants
The NCS-A is a nationally representative, cross-sectional dataset that contains information such as prevalence estimates, correlates, and service use patterns for major psychiatric disorders in a U.S. sample of 10,148 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years (Kessler et al., 2009, Kessler et al., 2009 and Merikangas et al., 2009). Detailed description of the NCS-A\'s background, measures, and design is provided elsewhere (Kessler et al., 2009, Kessler et al., 2009 and Merikangas et al., 2009). We received authorization to access the restricted NCS-A data from the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research and also obtained Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health IRB approval for pleura study.
2. Methods
1. Study design and participants
The NCS-A is a nationally representative, cross-sectional dataset that contains information such as prevalence estimates, correlates, and service use patterns for major psychiatric disorders in a U.S. sample of 10,148 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years (Kessler et al., 2009, Kessler et al., 2009 and Merikangas et al., 2009). Detailed description of the NCS-A\'s background, measures, and design is provided elsewhere (Kessler et al., 2009, Kessler et al., 2009 and Merikangas et al., 2009). We received authorization to access the restricted NCS-A data from the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research and also obtained Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health IRB approval for pleura study.