Department of Public Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kahramanmaraş Sütçüimam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2021 Jan;57(1):214-218. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12550. Epub 2020 Jun 5.
This descriptive study was conducted for the purpose of determining the effect of sociodemographic characteristics of university students on emotional eating behavior.
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.
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.
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.
本描述性研究旨在确定大学生的社会人口学特征对情绪性进食行为的影响。
本研究共纳入 537 名学生。采用描述性问卷和情绪性进食量表进行研究。采用描述性统计、相关和回归分析。
研究发现，情绪性进食与体重指数和体重呈正相关。确定了意志、愤怒、体重指数和体重等变量是情绪性进食的预测因子。
情绪性进食是对负面情绪的一种应对反应。研究表明，意志是影响情绪性进食的最重要因素。因此，应明确解决不良饮食习惯的心理层面问题。
