Pre‐Treatment Fear of Weight Gain Is Associated With Engagement in a Greater Degree of Pre‐Treatment Maladaptive Exercise Among Individuals With Binge‐Spectrum Eating Disorders

Accounting for all other facets, fear of weight gain may function as a risk factor for engagement in a greater degree of maladaptive exercise pre- and post-treatment. Future research should examine the mechanisms underlying associations between fear of weight gain and maladaptive exercise engagement.