The effect of sociodemographic characteristics of university students on emotional eating behavior

Abstract

Purpose: This descriptive study was conducted for the purpose of determining the effect of sociodemographic characteristics of university students on emotional eating behavior. Design and Methods: The study was completed with a total of 537 students. A descriptive questionnaire and the Emotional Eating Scale were used. Descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analyses were used. Finding: It was found that emotional eating was positively correlated with body mass index and weight. It was determined that variables such as will, anger, body mass index, and weight were predictors of emotional eating. Practical Implications: Emotional eating is a coping response with negative emotions. It is suggested that will is the most important factor affecting emotional eating. Thus, psychological dimension of wrong eating habit should definitely be addressed.

Relationship between emotional eating and coping with stress of nursing students

“…Moreover, McCrone, Dennis, Tomoyasu, and Carroll 28 concluded that eating induced by negative mood and eating when not hungry in the face of emotional stimuli were more common amongst women. 28 Similarly, Işık and Cengiz 20 disclosed the fact that women with eating disorders responded to negative moods by binge-eating reactions in support of our findings. One may offer several reasons why emotional eating is more common among women than men.…”

“…36 In this context, being overweight can be a risk factor for emotional eating. 20,[37][38][39] This condition may emerge as a consequence of everlasting diet programs and restricted meal regimen, and dissatisfaction on the body/low selfesteem. In our study, it was found out that the overweight students exhibited a more despairing approach and a lesser optimistic approach compared to normal-weight students.…”

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The Relationship Between Eating Behaviors and Learned Helplessness among the People with Overweight and Affected by Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study

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