Initial Validation of the Mindful Eating Scale

Hulbert-Williams, Lee; Nicholls, Wendy; Joy, Jayne; Hulbert‐Williams, Nicholas J.

doi:10.1007/s12671-013-0227-5

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“…Studies suggest that meditative and physical exercises as well as nature experiences are promising for calming down (Korpela & Kinnunen, ; Krajewski et al ., ). Perhaps also mindful eating, that is eating with non‐judgmental awareness (Hulbert‐Williams, Nicholls, Joy, & Hulbert‐Williams, ), might be a useful strategy for letting go work‐related tension. Moreover, employees could try to strengthen their feeling of control by reflecting on their break possibilities or by deviating from usual lunch routines now and then.…”

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What makes for a good break? A diary study on recovery experiences during lunch break

Bosch

Sonnentag

Pinck

2017

J Occupat & Organ Psyc

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This study investigated the role of four recovery experiences during lunch break for employees' afternoon well-being. We hypothesized that lunch-break recovery experiences (psychological detachment, relaxation, control, and relatedness) reduce afternoon exhaustion and enhance afternoon work engagement via replenished personal resources (i.e., state of being recovered immediately after break and subsequent self-efficacy regarding the upcoming tasks in the afternoon). One hundred and nine employees provided daily survey data three times a day (i.e., start of work, after lunch break, end of work) over a period of two workweeks. Multilevel path analysis showed that relaxation, control, and relatedness during lunch break negatively predicted afternoon exhaustion and positively predicted afternoon work engagement via state of being recovered. For relaxation and relatedness, we additionally found positive serial indirect effects on afternoon work engagement via state of being recovered and self-efficacy. Psychological detachment was not related to personal resources and afternoon well-being. This study demonstrates that experiencing control over lunch break and using the lunch break to relax and to relate to others are indirectly associated with improved afternoon well-being via replenished personal resources. Practitioner pointsRelaxation, control, and relatedness constitute lunch-break recovery experiences that indirectly foster feeling confident, replenished, and engaged in the afternoon. Employees should strive to spend their lunch breaks in ways that help them feel relaxed, related, and in control. Organizations should provide their employees with sufficient break control and offer environments that facilitate relaxation and socializing during lunch break.

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What makes for a good break? A diary study on recovery experiences during lunch break

Bosch

Sonnentag

Pinck

2017

J Occupat & Organ Psyc

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“…Questions regarding medication, health status, and eating disorders were also asked to serve for exclusion purposes. [45]. The MES is a 28-item scale, with a Likert scale ranging from 1 (Never) to 4 (Usually).…”

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All you can eat Buffets, obesity, mindfulness, and mindful eating: An exploratory investigation

Ali¹,

Wong²,

Egan³

et al. 2017

J Psychol Psychiatry

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Obesity has been mostly explained through the change in our everyday environments and the increased availability of foods. All-You-Can-Eat-Buffets (AYCEB) is a typical example of the developing 'obesogenic' environment, but there is a paucity of research, which fails to explore both internal and external contributing aspects to eating behaviour. In two studies, the frequency of visits at AYCEB is investigated against the Body Mass Index (BMI), psychological traits (i.e., mindfulness and selfcompassion, n=210) and eating behaviors (i.e., mindful eating, n=183) which have been found to assist weight regulation. Results indicated that frequency of visits and BMI are unrelated. Significant relationships were found only with two subscales, where buffet visits negatively correlated with awareness within mindful eating, while a positive correlation was found between buffet visits and self-kindness. While results fit within the limited literature available, the generic future applicability of mindfulness-based constructs and interventions in eating behaviours is discussed.

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“…The present study produced an α of .78 for the overall score. & Hulbert-Williams, 2014). The MES is a 28-item scale, with a Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 4 (usually).…”

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An exploratory examination of mindfulness, self-compassion, and mindful eating in relation to motivations to eat palatable foods and BMI

Mantzios¹,

Egan²

2018

Health Psychology Report

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health psychology report · 8 original article background Preliminary findings suggest that mindfulness and selfcompassion training are associated with enhanced weight regulation. However, the associations between these traits and body mass index (BMI) are mixed. participants and procedureIn a cross-sectional investigation, university students (n = 183) were asked to fill in questionnaires on mindfulness, self-compassion, mindful eating, and motivations to eat palatable foods. resultsThe results suggest that mindfulness, self-compassion and mindful eating related negatively to motivations to eat palatable foods. Mindful eating displayed the most significant relationship. Further investigations showed that some subscales of self-compassion, mindfulness and mindful eating related to motivations to eat palatable foods and BMI more significantly. The ability to draw more and better conclusions by investigating the relationship of subscales to health behaviors and outcomes, especially with self-compassion, has been noted in previous rationales and theories. The notable relationships were (a) the enhancement subscale of the motivations to eat palatable foods, which appeared to relate positively to self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification, while (b) the coping subscale related to all subscales within the self-compassion scale. conclusionsThe current findings support different lines of research that suggest that mindful eating, mindfulness and/or self-compassion support weight regulation. Mindfulness practices could potentially add the right motives to eat palatable foods (such as being motivated to eat when people are hungry), and potentially eat less of the foods that lead to weight dysregulation. The findings are discussed and suggested paths for further research are recommended. Based on a recent review exploring the relationship between self-compassion and obesity (see Mantzios & Egan, 2017), it was suggested that reporting findings from the subscales of those traits might offer further insights. Another review suggested investigating mindful eating more specifically, to identify more relevant and useful associations in obesity research (Mantzios & Wilson, 2015a). The overall aim of this research is to clarify the relationship of mindfulness, mindful eating and self-compassion to BMI through the use of a recent scale that assesses the motivations behind eating palatable foods. The relationship of mindfulness, mindful eating and self-compassion with motivations to eat palatable foods has not been explored, and might offer supplementary understanding of their association with BMI. Two methods of investigation have been used in this research. First, BMI is explored with the overall scores of mindfulness, mindful eating, and self-compassion, while considering the association with motivations to eat palatable foods. Second, BMI is explored in relation to the subscales of the mindfulness, mindful eating, self-compassion and motivations to eat palatable foods scales. Mindfulness, eating, and oBesityThe practice...

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Initial Validation of the Mindful Eating Scale

Cited by 78 publications

References 59 publications

What makes for a good break? A diary study on recovery experiences during lunch break

What makes for a good break? A diary study on recovery experiences during lunch break

All you can eat Buffets, obesity, mindfulness, and mindful eating: An exploratory investigation

An exploratory examination of mindfulness, self-compassion, and mindful eating in relation to motivations to eat palatable foods and BMI

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