Research & Publications
Eating Disorders and Obesity
Topics including (but not limited to):
- Improving the long-term outcome of obesity treatment
- Self-help and continuing care for obesity and eating disorders
- Examining the stigmatization of obesity in adults and children, and identifying and alleviating its negative effects
- Examining and addressing individual and cultural disparities in outcome of obesity treatment, and differences in attitudes towards obesity
- Identifying and changing cognitive, emotional, nutritional, and attentional antecedents to binge eating
- Addressing the appetitive, behavioral, and cognitive dysfuntions that maintain binge eating through behavioral, cognitive, and nutritional intervention
- Quality of life in eating disorders and obesity
Publications and Presentations
Refereed Journal Articles
Durso, L., & Latner, J. D. (2008). Understanding self-directed stigma: Development of the Weight Bias Internalization Scale. Obesity, 16 (Suppl. 2), S80-S86. (PDF)
Latner, J. D., Rosewall, J. K., & Chisholm, A. M. (in press). Food volume effects on intake and appetite in women with binge eating disorder and weight-matched controls. International Journal of Eating Disorders. (PDF)
Latner, J. D. (2008). Obesity and the challenge of long-term weight loss: The role of continuing care and self-help. the Behavior Therapist, 31, 109-113.
Latner, J. D., O’Brien, K., Durso, L., Brinkman, L., & MacDonald, T. (2008). Weighing obesity stigma: Relative strength of different targets of bias. International Journal of Obesity, 32, 1145-1152. (PDF)
Latner, J. D., Vallance, J. K. 2, & Buckett, G. (2008). Health-related quality of life in women with eating disorders: The association with subjective and objective binge eating. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 15, 148-153.
O’Brien, K. S., Latner, J. D., Halberstadt, J., Hunter, J. A., Anderson, J., & Caputi, P. (2008). Do anti-fat attitudes predict anti-fat behaviours? Obesity, 16 (Suppl. 2), S87-S92. (PDF)
Latner, J. D. (2008). Body checking and avoidance among behavioral weight loss participants. Body Image, 5, 91-98. (PDF)
Latner, J. D., Rosewall, J. K., & Chisholm, A. M. (2008). Energy density effects on food intake, appetite ratings, and loss of control in women with binge eating disorder and weight-matched controls. Eating Behaviors, 9, 257-266. (PDF)
Latner, J. D., Wilson, G. T., Jackson, M. L., & Stunkard, A. J. (in press). Greater history of weight-related stigmatizing experience is associated with greater weight loss in obesity treatment. Journal of Health Psychology.
Latner, J. D. & Clyne, C. (2008). The diagnostic validity of the criteria for binge eating disorder. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 41, 1-14. (PDF)
Boyes, A. D., Fletcher, G. J. O., & Latner, J. D. (2007). Male and female body image and dieting in the context of intimate relationships. Journal of Family Psychology, 21, 764-768. (PDF)
Latner, J. D., Simmonds, M. B., Rosewall, J., & Stunkard, A. J. (2007). Assessment of obesity stigmatization in children and adolescents: Modernizing a standard measure. Obesity, 15, 3078-3085. (PDF)
Latner, J. D. , Hildebrandt, T., Rosewall, J. K., Chisholm, A. M., & Hayashi, K. (2007). Loss of control over eating reflects eating disturbances and general psychopathology. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 2203-2211 . (PDF)
Puhl, R. M. & Latner, J. D. (2007). Stigma, obesity, and the health of the nation’s children. Psychological Bulletin, 133, 557-580. (PDF)
Latner, J. D., Rosewall, J. & Simmonds, M. B. (2007). Childhood obesity stigma: Association with television, videogame, and magazine exposure. Body Image, 4, 147-155. (PDF)
Latner, J. D. (2007). Self-help for obesity and binge eating. Nutrition Today, 42, 81-85. (PDF)
Delinsky, S. S., Latner, J. D., & Wilson, G. T. (2006). Binge eating and weight loss in a self-help behavior modification program. Obesity, 14, 1244-1249. (PDF)
Latner, J. D., Stunkard, A. J., Wilson, G. T., & Jackson, M. L. (2006). The perceived effectiveness of continuing care and group support in the long–term self–help treatment of obesity. Obesity, 14, 464–471. (PDF)
Hildebrandt, T., & Latner, J. D. (2006). Effect of self–monitoring on binge eating: Treatment response or "binge drift"? European Eating Disorders Review, 14, 16–22. (PDF)
Latner, J. D., Stunkard, A. J., & Wilson, G. T. (2005). Stigmatized students: Age, gender, and ethnicity effects in the stigmatization of obesity. Obesity Research, 13, 1226–1231. (PDF)
Latner, J. D., & Wilson, G. T. (2004). Binge eating and satiety in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder: Effects of macronutrient intake. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 36, 402–415. (PDF)
Latner, J. D., Wetzler, S., Goodman, E., & Glinski, J. (2004). A prospective study of gastric bypass in a low income, inner city population: Eating disturbances and weight loss. Obesity Research, 12, 956–961. (PDF)
Latner, J. D. (2003). Macronutrient effects on satiety and binge eating in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Appetite, 40, 309–311. (PDF)
Latner, J. D., & Stunkard, A. J. (2003). Getting worse: The stigmatization of obese children. Obesity Research, 11, 452–456. (PDF)
Latner, J. D., & Wilson, G. T. (2002). Self–monitoring and the assessment of binge eating. Behavior Therapy, 33, 465–477. (abstract)
Latner, J. D., Wilson, G. T., Stunkard, A. J., & Jackson, M. L. (2002). Self–help and long–term behavior therapy for obesity. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 40, 805–812. (PDF)
Latner, J. D. (2001). Self–help in the long–term treatment of obesity. Obesity Reviews, 2, 87–97. (PDF)
Latner, J. D., & Wilson, G. T. (2000). Cognitive–behavioral therapy and nutritional counseling in the treatment of bulimia nervosa and binge eating. Eating Behaviors, 1, 3–21. (PDF)
Latner, J. D., Stunkard, A. J., Wilson, G. T., Jackson, M. L., Zelitch, D. S., & Labouvie, E. (2000). Effective long–term treatment of obesity: A continuing care model. International Journal of Obesity, 24, 893–898. (PDF)
Latner, J. D., & Schwartz, M. (1999). The effects of a high–carbohydrate, high–protein, or balanced lunch upon later food intake and hunger ratings. Appetite, 33, 119–128. (PDF)
Chapters in Edited Volumes
Gleaves, D., & Latner, J. D. (in press). Evidence based therapies for children and adolescents with eating disorders. In M. C. Roberts and T. D. Elkin, & R. G. Steele (eds.), Handbook of Evidence–Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents. Springer Publishers.
Hildebrandt, T., & Latner, J. D. (2007). Stereotypes and group norms in the perception of attractiveness. In V. Swami, & A. Furnham (eds.), Body Beautiful: Evolutionary and Socio-cultural Perspectives. (pp. 209-235). Palgrave MacMillan.
Latner, J. D., Puhl, R. M., & Stunkard, A. J. (in press). Cultural attitudes and biases towards obesity. In S. R. Akabas, L. J. Aronne, C. Nonas, F. X. Pi-Sunyer, & T. A. Wadden (eds.), Understanding Obesity: Biological, Psychological and Cultural Influences. Wadsworth Publishers.
Latner, J. D., & Wilson, G. T. Binge eating disorder and obesity. (in press). In G. A. Bray, & C. Bouchard, (eds.) Handbook of Obesity, 3 rd Ed . Informa Healthcare.
Latner, J. D., & Wilson, G. T. (2007). Continuing care and self–help in the treatment of obesity. In J. D. Latner, & G. T. Wilson (eds.) Self–help Approaches for Obesity and Eating Disorders: Research and Practice. (pp. 223-240). New York: Guilford Press. (PDF)
McIntosh, V. V. W., Jordan, J., Carter, J. D., Latner, J. D. & Wallace, A. (2007). Appetite focused cognitive behavior therapy for binge eating. In J. D. Latner, & G. T. Wilson (eds.), Self–help Approaches for Obesity and Eating Disorders: Research and Practice. (pp. 325-346). New York: Guilford Press.
Farmer, R., & Latner, J. D. (2007). Eating disorders. In P. Sturmey (ed.), Functional Analysis in Clinical Treatment. (pp. 379-402). Boston, MA: Academic Press.
Latner, J. D., & Schwartz, M. B. (2005). Weight Bias in a child's world. In K. D. Brownell, R. M. Puhl., M. B. Schwartz, L. Rudd (eds.), Weight Bias: Nature, Consequences, and Remedies. (pp. 54–67). New York: Guilford Press.
Wilson, G. T., & Latner, J. D. (2001). Eating disorders and addiction. In M. M. Hetherington (ed.), Food Cravings and Addiction. (pp. 585–605). London, U.K.: Leatherhead.
Edited Book
Latner, J. D., & Wilson, G. T. (Eds.) Self–help Approaches for Obesity and Eating Disorders: Research and Practice. New York: Guilford Press (2007). (Link)
Manuscripts Under Review
Boyes, A. D., & Latner, J. D. Weight bias in existing intimate relationships.
Durso, L. E., & Latner, J. D. Mind over physical matter: Similarities and differences among individuals who correctly and incorrectly perceive their weight status.
Durso, L. E., Latner, J. D., & Hayashi, K. Discrimination as a risk factor for binge eating in stigmatized groups.
McLeod, G., Latner, J. D., & O’Brien, K. Unprompted generation of obesity stereotypes.
Presentations at Refereed Conferences
Rosewall, J. K., Gleaves, D. H., & Latner, J. D. (2008, September). Factors contributing to eating pathology in New Zealand adolescent and preadolescent girls. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society, Montreal, Canada.
Ciao, A., Latner, J. D., Durso, L. (2008, May). Treatment seeking and barriers to treatments of different intensity levels among overweight and obese individuals. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Seattle, Washington.
Latner, J. D., Ciao, A., Wilson, R., Durso, L., & Clark Kadish, V. (2008, May). The effect of past weight loss attempts on treatment outcome in self-help treatment for obesity. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Seattle, Washington.
Latner, J. D., O’Brien, K., Durso, L., 2 Brinkman, L., 2 & MacDonald, T. (2008, May). Assessing the magnitude of weight bias. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Seattle, Washington.
Durso, L., & Latner, J. D. (2007, November). Internalized Weight Bias Predicts Mood and Eating Disturbance, Self-esteem, and Body Image in Overweight Individuals: Construction, Validation and Correlates of the Weight Bias Internalization Scale. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Latner, J. D., & Rosewall, J. K., & Chisholm, A. M. (2007, November). Effects of food volume on binge eating, intake, and appetite ratings in women with binge eating disorder or bulimia nervosa. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Latner, J. D., & Rosewall, J. K., & Chisholm, A. M. (2007, November). Effects of energy density on food consumption and appetite among overweight women with binge eating disorder and weight-matched controls. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Latner, J. D., Rosewall, J. K., & Simmonds, M. (2007, May). Origins of weight bias in children: The role of television, videogame, and magazine exposure. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Baltimore, Maryland.
Clark, V., & Latner, J. D. (2006, October). Predictors of weight Loss and duration of treatment in a self-help behavior modification program. Poster presented at Annual Scientific Meeting of NAASO, The Obesity Society, Boston, MA.
Clark, V., & Latner, J. D. (2006, October). Weight goals in participants in a self-help behavior modification program. Poster presented at Annual Scientific Meeting of NAASO, The Obesity Society, Boston, MA.
Latner, J. D., & Wilson, G. T. (2006, October). Body checking and avoidance among participants in behavioral weight loss treatment: Association with weight loss, body image, self-esteem, eating psychopathology, and obesity stigmatization. Poster presented at Annual Scientific Meeting of NAASO, The Obesity Society, Boston, MA.
Latner, J. D. & Hildebrandt, T. (2006, May). Loss of control over eating reflects rigid dietary restraint and general psychopathology. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
Latner, J. D., Jackson, M. L., & Wilson, G. T., & Stunkard, A. J. (2005, September). Stigmatizing experiences, fear of fat and body image: associations with weight loss and maintenance. Paper presented at the Australian Psychological Society Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Clyne, C., Latner, J. D., & Blampied, N. (2005, August). Evaluation of a treatment programme for binge eating disorder teaching affect discrimination and regulation. Paper presented at the Australian and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders Conference, Sydney, Australia.
Latner, J. D., Rosewall, J., Chisholm, A., & Clyne, C. (2005, April). Effect of dietary energy density on satiation in women with bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Montreal, Canada.
Latner, J. D., Jackson, M. L., & Wilson, G. T. (2005, April). Do body dissatisfaction, fear of weight gain, and stigmatization experiences predict obesity treatment outcome? Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Montreal, Canada.
Hildebrandt, T., & Latner, J. D. (2005, April). Response of binge eating to self–monitoring: Does binge drift occur? Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Montreal, Canada.
Latner, J. D., Jackson, M. L., & Wilson, G. T. (2004, August). Body dissatisfaction, fear of fat, and the experience of stigmatisation: Their relationship to weight loss and weight maintenance in obese patients. Paper presented at the Australian and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Latner, J. D., Stunkard, A. J., & Wilson, G. T. (2004, April). Age, ethnic, and gender differences in the stigmatization of obesity. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Orlando, FL.
Latner, J. D., Delinsky, S. S., & Wilson, G. T. (2003, December). Binge eating and weight loss in a self–help behavioral treatment program for obesity. Paper presented at the Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Latner, J. D., Wetzler, S., & Goodman, E. (2003, June). Binge eating and psychological disorders before and 15 months after bariatric surgery. Paper presented at the Conference of the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons, Boston, MA.
Latner, J. D., Wetzler, S., & Goodman, E. (2003, May). Binge eating disorder and night eating syndrome among morbidly obese patients before and after bariatric surgery. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Denver, CO.
Latner, J. D., & Wilson, G. T. (2002, April). Nutritional effects on binge eating in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Boston, MA.
Latner, J. D., & Wilson, G. T. (2001, November). Effects of macronutrient intake on binge eating. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society, Albuquerque, NM
Latner, J. D., & Wilson, G. T. (2001, November). Reactivity to self–monitoring in eating disorders. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.
Latner, J. D., Stunkard, A. J., & Wilson, G. T. (2001, November). Effective components of a behavioral self–help treatment for obesity providing continuing care. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.
Latner, J. D., & Stunkard, A. J. (2001, June). The stigmatization of obese peers among 5th– and 6th– grade children: Comparison with a 1961 investigation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Philadelphia, PA.
Invited addresses
Latner, J. D. (2007, May). Weight bias: Assessment and origins. Invited presentation at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
Latner, J. D. (2003, September). Effective long–term treatment of obesity. Invited presentation at the annual conference of the New Zealand Psychological Society, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Latner, J. D. (2003, June). Eating disorders and other psychiatric disorders among morbidly obese undergoing gastric bypass surgery. Invited presentation at the Department of Psychiatry, Weight and Eating Disorders Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Latner, J. D. (2002, December). Satiety in eating disorders: A neglected target for intervention? Invited presentation at the Department of Psychological Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Latner, J. D. (2002, September). Macronutrient effects on satiety and binge eating in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Invited presentation at the Columbia University Seminar on Appetitive Behavior, New York, NY.
Latner, J. D. (2002, March). Satiety in eating disorders: Nutritional effects on binge eating and food intake in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Invited presentation at the Obesity Research Center Conference, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY
Latner, J. D. (2001, November). Stigma and obese children: Forty years and counting. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the American Obesity Association, Washington, DC.