a Educational Science Research Institute , Hunan University , Hunan , China.
b Faculty of Education , University of Macau , Macau , China.
Psychol Health Med. 2019 Jan;24(1):68-75. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2018.1488081. Epub 2018 Jun 18.
Night Eating Syndrome has been shown to be associated with various negative physical and psychological consequences. This study explored the relationship between neuroticism and night eating, which had not been studied before. We also examined the possible mediating roles of psychological distress and maladaptive coping for the relationship between neuroticism and night eating. A sample of 578 Chinese college students were assessed on several measures: The Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Short Scale, the Night Eating Questionnaire, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, and the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire. Results indicated that neuroticism was significantly and positively related to night eating (r = .38, p < .01), and the relationship between neuroticism and night eating was partially mediated by psychological distress, but not by maladaptive coping. The results not only revealed a medium-sized relationship between neuroticism and night eating, but also pointed out the importance of psychological distress as related to the relationship between neuroticism and night eating. Unlike neuroticism, which is a personality trait, psychological distress is an emotional state, and it is much more malleable through appropriate intervention. The treatment and intervention for night eating may benefit from our attention to the psychological distress.
夜间进食综合征与各种负面的生理和心理后果有关。本研究探讨了神经质与夜间进食之间的关系，这在以前的研究中尚未涉及。我们还研究了心理困扰和适应不良应对策略在神经质与夜间进食之间关系中的可能中介作用。对 578 名中国大学生进行了多项评估：修订后的艾森克人格问卷短量表、夜间进食问卷、抑郁焦虑压力量表和简化应对方式问卷。结果表明，神经质与夜间进食显著正相关(r=.38, p<.01)，神经质与夜间进食之间的关系部分由心理困扰介导，但不是由适应不良应对介导。研究结果不仅揭示了神经质与夜间进食之间存在中等程度的关系，还指出了心理困扰与神经质和夜间进食之间关系的重要性。与神经质不同，神经质是一种人格特质，心理困扰是一种情绪状态，通过适当的干预，它更具可塑性。夜间进食的治疗和干预可能受益于我们对心理困扰的关注。
