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Recent work suggests that beliefs about losing control \u2013 particularly anticipated catastrophic consequences \u2013 may serve as key etiological and maintenance factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S1352465826101313_as2\">\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study examined whether negative beliefs about losing control predict general ED symptomatology in an undergraduate sample.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S1352465826101313_as3\">\n                    <jats:title>Method:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data were drawn from a larger psychometric study on control-related constructs and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. A total of 262 undergraduate participants completed the Beliefs About Losing Control Inventory \u2013 Second Edition (BALCI-II), Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q 6.0), and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S1352465826101313_as4\">\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Simple linear regression indicated that BALCI-II total scores significantly predicted EDE-Q total scores (\n                      <jats:italic>adj. R<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      =.08,\n                      <jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>1,260<\/jats:sub>\n                      =23.61,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;.001). However, in a hierarchical regression, BALCI-II scores did not account for additional variance in ED symptoms beyond depression (\n                      <jats:italic>\u0394R<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      =.18,\n                      <jats:italic>\u0394F<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>1,259<\/jats:sub>\n                      =.624,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =.43). Subscale analyses showed that fears of losing control leading to overwhelming emotions significantly predicted ED symptoms (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      =.22,\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>259<\/jats:sub>\n                      =3.03,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =.006), whereas fears related to madness and dangerous behaviours were not significant predictors.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S1352465826101313_as5\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Beliefs about losing control \u2013 especially fears of overwhelming emotions \u2013 appear to contribute to ED symptom maintenance. These findings provide initial psychometric support for prior qualitative research and suggest such beliefs may represent a meaningful treatment target within CBT. Future research should investigate causal relationships between these beliefs and ED psychopathology.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/s1352465826101313","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,13]],"date-time":"2026-07-13T10:33:07Z","timestamp":1783938787000},"page":"123-133","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Examining the associations between beliefs about losing control and eating disorder symptomatology"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"54","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-9582-879X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cailyn P.E.A.","family":"Fridgen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/0420zvk78","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Concordia 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