Welcome to Break Binge Eating!
Break Binge Eating is a comprehensive website dedicated to providing all the scientific information you need in relation to eating disorders, including their nature, causes, consequences, statistics, and treatments.
The information is designed to be applicable to anyone, ranging from those who simply want to learn more about eating disorders to those who are in need of evidence-based, easy-to-implement, self-help strategies.
Why I Started Break Binge Eating?
The chances are that we all know someone who has had an eating disorder.
It may be yourself, a family member, or even a close friend.
Part of my reason for providing free, important, and easy-to-read information on eating disorders was to help the community understand what people with eating disorders go through, how they can be helped, and what you can do to support them.
There are also many people who are urgently looking for strategies to help them overcome eating disorder symptoms and body image concerns. By providing these evidence-based self-help strategies, it is my hope that the millions of people worldwide who do not have access to specialized professional support have access to some form of evidence-based care.
About Me
I’m Dr. Jake Linardon, a Senior Research Fellow at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia.
My research focuses on better understanding, treating and preventing eating disorders, and I’m particularly interested in understanding how modern information technology can be used to help those most in need.
I’m passionate about helping people with eating disorders, and my ultimate goal is to find more novel, efficient, and cost-effective ways to treat them.
My research has been published in world-leading psychiatry and clinical psychology journals and I have worked with some of the most esteemed eating disorder clinicians and researchers.
I am also one of the editorial board members for the International Journal of Eating Disorders, Body Image and the Journal of Eating Disorders.
In 2021, Expertscape rated me in the top 1% of researchers worldwide specializing in eating disorders over the past 10 years.
Jake’s Published Research
Below is a list of my most recent published research. You can find all of my research to date here.
If you would like a copy of any of these publications, please get in contact so that I can send them to you!
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the inflexible eating questionnaire in a sample of women.
Linardon, J, Incerti, L, & McLean, C (2019).
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the inflexible eating questionnaire in a sample of women.
doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.104380
The Inflexible Eating Questionnaire is a newly developed measure that assesses an individual's inflexible adherence to rigid eating rules, along with the tendency to respectively feel empowered or distressed when such rules are or are not followed. This study was the first to show that the IEQ is a valid and reliable measure in Australian women.
Trait body image flexibility as a predictor of body image states in everyday life of young Australian women.
Tan, W, Holt, N, Krug, I., Ling, M, Klettke, B, Linardon, J….Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M (2019).
Trait body image flexibility as a predictor of body image states in everyday life of young Australian women.
Body Image, 30, 212-220.
This study examined the experiences and frequency of body image concerns in the daily life of Australian women. We found that women who were generally more accepting of their body image were less likely to experience day-to-day fluctuations in body image concerns and were less likely to engage in unhealthy weight control behaviours, like binge eating and dieting.
Testing the measurement invariance of the body image acceptance and action questionnaire between individuals with and without binge-eating disorder symptomatology. Further evidence for an abbreviated 5-item version.
Linardon, J, Messer, M , Lee, S, & Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M. (2019).
Testing the measurement invariance of the body image acceptance and action questionnaire between individuals with and without binge-eating disorder symptomatology. Further evidence for an abbreviated 5-item version.
Psychological Assessment. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pas0000761
This study was the first to examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Body Image Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (BIAA-Q) in individuals with and without binge-eating disorder symptoms. Findings suggest that this measure of positive body image is valid and reliable in people with and without recurrent binge eating symptoms.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of dropout rates from dialectical behaviour therapy in randomized controlled trials
Dixon, L., & Linardon, J (2019).
A systematic review and meta-analysis of dropout rates from dialectical behaviour therapy in randomized controlled trials.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. doi:10.1080/16506073.2019.1620324
Dropping out of treatment is an important factor that limits the effectiveness of psychological therapies like dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT). This meta-analysis estimated that 28% of people who receive DBT drop out prematurely.
The efficacy of app-supported smartphone interventions for mental health problems: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Linardon, J., Cuijpers, P., Carlbring, P., Messer, M., & Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M. (2019).
The efficacy of app-supported smartphone interventions for mental health problems: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
World Psychiatry, 18, 325-336
Mental health apps delivered via smartphones are gaining popularity worldwide. However, their effectiveness remains unclear. This meta-analysis showed that smartphone apps are effective in reducing a range of mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, stress, and distress.