Department of Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies, College of Education, University of Florida, USA.
Eat Behav. 2011 Aug;12(3):188-91. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2011.04.006. Epub 2011 Apr 20.
Limited research exists on the association between stress, coping, and binge eating. To address this paucity, this study explores these associations in a sample of 147 female college students, an at-risk population for binge eating. We hypothesized that emotional and avoidant coping would be positively associated with stress and binge eating. Conversely, we expected that rational and detached coping would be negatively related to stress and binge eating. Furthermore, we expected these coping styles to mediate the relationship between stress and binge eating. As predicted, emotion-focused and avoidant coping were positively associated with stress and binge eating. Additionally, emotion-focused coping partially mediated the relationship between stress and binge eating. However, no association was found between stress, rational or detached coping, and binge eating. These results are discussed within the context of a negative reinforcement model of binge eating. Lastly, the importance of providing evidence-based treatment for individuals with binge eating symptomology is discussed in light of our findings.
关于压力、应对方式和暴食之间的关系，相关研究有限。为了解决这一不足，本研究在 147 名女性大学生样本中探讨了这些关联，这些大学生是暴食的高危人群。我们假设情绪和回避应对方式与压力和暴食呈正相关。相反，我们预计理性和超脱的应对方式与压力和暴食呈负相关。此外，我们预计这些应对方式会调节压力和暴食之间的关系。正如预测的那样，情绪聚焦和回避应对方式与压力和暴食呈正相关。此外，情绪聚焦应对方式部分调节了压力和暴食之间的关系。然而，在压力、理性或超脱应对方式与暴食之间没有发现关联。这些结果在暴食的负强化模型背景下进行了讨论。最后，根据我们的发现，讨论了为有暴食症状的个体提供基于证据的治疗的重要性。
