Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Food Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Słoneczna 45F, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland.
Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 823, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal.
Nutrients. 2021 Oct 16;13(10):3622. doi: 10.3390/nu13103622.
Eating behaviour is of particular interest for research focusing on body weight status. However, little is known about the relationships of certain factors, especially social desirability, with self-reported eating behaviour such as cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating, and emotional eating among young adult males and females. This study aimed to evaluate the relationships between eating behaviour and age, socioeconomic status (SES), physical activity (PA), body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and social desirability among university students. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 353 university students (59.2% females). Eating behaviour was assessed using the 13-item Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-13). SES and PA were determined using self-reporting, and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale assessed social desirability. BMI and WHtR were calculated based on measured parameters. Associations between self-reported eating behaviour and other variables were assessed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and multivariate general linear models. Cognitive restraint was positively correlated with BMI and WHtR in both males (r = 0.174, = 0.036 and r = 0.194, = 0.020, respectively) and females (r = 0.239, < 0.001 and r = 0.165, = 0.017, respectively), and emotional eating was positively correlated with BMI among females (r = 0.184, = 0.008). Social desirability was negatively correlated with uncontrolled eating (r = -0.287, < 0.001) and emotional eating (r = -0.301, < 0.001) among females. There were no significant correlations between eating behaviour and age or socioeconomic status ( > 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that, among males, PA had a main effect on emotional eating (ηp = 0.044, F = 6.276, = 0.013). Among females, cognitive restraint was positively associated with PA (ηp = 0.034, F = 7.127, = 0.008) and BMI (ηp = 0.038, F = 7.959, = 0.005), and emotional eating with BMI (ηp = 0.032, F = 6.638, = 0.011). Social desirability had the highest main effect on eating behaviour among females, being negatively associated with uncontrolled eating (ηp = 0.077, F = 16.754, < 0.001) and emotional eating (ηp = 0.082, F = 18.046, < 0.001). This study showed that PA, BMI, WHtR, and social desirability were associated with self-reported eating behaviour among university students. Social desirability bias should be considered when evaluating uncontrolled eating and emotional eating among females.
进食行为是关注体重状况的研究的重点。然而,对于某些因素,特别是社会期望,与年轻人的自我报告的进食行为(如认知约束、失控进食和情绪性进食)之间的关系知之甚少。本研究旨在评估在大学生中,进食行为与年龄、社会经济地位(SES)、身体活动(PA)、体重指数(BMI)、腰高比(WHtR)和社会期望之间的关系。一项横断面研究在 353 名大学生(59.2%为女性)中进行。采用 13 项三因素进食问卷(TFEQ-13)评估进食行为。SES 和 PA 通过自我报告确定,Marlowe-Crowne 社会期望量表评估社会期望。根据测量参数计算 BMI 和 WHtR。使用 Pearson 相关系数和多元广义线性模型评估自我报告的进食行为与其他变量之间的关联。男性和女性的认知约束均与 BMI 和 WHtR 呈正相关(r = 0.174, = 0.036 和 r = 0.194, = 0.020),情绪性进食与 BMI 呈正相关(r = 0.239, < 0.001 和 r = 0.165, = 0.017),女性的社会期望与失控进食(r = -0.287, < 0.001)和情绪性进食(r = -0.301, < 0.001)呈负相关。进食行为与年龄或社会经济地位( > 0.05)之间无显著相关性。多元分析表明,在男性中,PA 对情绪性进食有主要影响(ηp = 0.044,F = 6.276, = 0.013)。在女性中,认知约束与 PA(ηp = 0.034,F = 7.127, = 0.008)和 BMI(ηp = 0.038,F = 7.959, = 0.005)呈正相关,情绪性进食与 BMI(ηp = 0.032,F = 6.638, = 0.011)呈正相关。在女性中,社会期望对进食行为的主要影响最大,与失控进食(ηp = 0.077,F = 16.754, < 0.001)和情绪性进食(ηp = 0.082,F = 18.046, < 0.001)呈负相关。本研究表明,PA、BMI、WHtR 和社会期望与大学生的自我报告的进食行为有关。在评估女性的失控性进食和情绪性进食时,应考虑社会期望偏差。