Little research has considered the unique factors Black women face that may affect their binge eating disorder (BED) symptomatology. The purpose of the present study is to investigate group differences in income and racial makeup of neighborhood on BED symptoms among Black women. In addition, the current study explored whether gendered racism predicts BED symptoms among Black women over income and racial makeup of neighborhood. We hypothesized the following: 1) Black women with higher levels of income will have more BED symptoms compared to Black women with lower levels of income, 2) Black women living in majority White neighborhoods will have more BED symptoms than Black women living in majority Black or mixed neighborhoods, and 3) gendered racism will be a significant predictor of BED symptoms over income and the racial makeup of neighborhood. An online survey via Qualtrics was administered to 247 Black women aged 18 to 35. There were no significant group differences in BED symptoms based on income or racial makeup of neighborhood. The findings also showed that gendered racism was the most significant predictor of BED symptoms.The findings can be used to develop intervention programs to prevent binge eating symptoms among women of color.
