Screening for eating disorders across genders in college students: Initial validation of the brief assessment of stress and eating.

Unlabelled: Given that eating disorders (EDs) are relatively common in college populations, it is important to have reliable and valid tools to identify students so that they can be referred to evidence-based care. Although research supports the psychometric properties of existing ED screens for identifying cases of EDs, most studies have been conducted in samples of young white-majority women or have not reported the psychometric properties of the screening tool in men.

Objective: The purpose of the current study was to validate a brief, 10-item screening tool for the identification of EDs-the brief assessment of stress and eating (BASE).

Evaluating interactions between emotion regulation strategies through the interpersonal context of female friends.

Introduction: There is a growing interest in examining how interpersonal relationships may shape associations between emotion regulation (ER) strategies and psychopathology.

Methods: We used multilevel modeling to test if respondents' self-reported intrapersonal ER, friends' self-reported intrapersonal ER, and their interaction were associated with psychopathology in a sample of 120 female friend dyads.

Results: Respondents' use of brooding rumination, expressive suppression, and worry were positively associated with respondent psychopathology.