Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 41902 Bytom, Poland.
Department of Humanistic Foundations of Physical Culture, Faculty of Physical Education, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, 40065 Katowice, Poland.
Nutrients. 2022 Aug 11;14(16):3289. doi: 10.3390/nu14163289.
Emotional eating (EE) is not a separate eating disorder, but rather a type of behavior within a group of various eating behaviors that are influenced by habits, stress, emotions, and individual attitudes toward eating. The relationship between eating and emotions can be considered on two parallel levels: psychological and physiological. In the case of the psychological response, stress generates a variety of bodily responses relating to coping with stress.
Therefore, the main objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the prevalence of emotional eating in groups of students in health-related and non-health-related fields in terms of their differential health behaviors-diet and physical activity levels.
The cross-sectional survey study included 300 individuals representing two groups of students distinguished by their fields of study-one group was in health-related fields (HRF) and the other was in non-health-related fields (NRF). The study used standardized questionnaires: the PSS-10 and TFEQ-13.
The gender of the subjects was as follows: women, 60.0% (174 subjects) (HRF: 47.1%, n= 82; NRF: 52.9%, n = 92); men, 40.0% (116 subjects) (HRF: 53.4%, n = 62; NRF: 46.6%, n = 54). The age of the subjects was 26 years (±2 years). Based on the results of the TFEQ-13, among 120 subjects (41.4%) there were behaviors consistent with limiting food intake (HRF: 72.4%; NRF: 11.0%), while 64 subjects (20.7%) were characterized by a lack of control over food intake (HRF: 13.8%, 20 subjects; NRF: 27.4%, 20 subjects). Emotional eating was characteristic of 106 students (37.9%), with the NRF group dominating (61.6%, n = 90). It was observed that a high PSS-10 score is mainly characteristic of individuals who exhibit EE.
The results obtained in the study indicate that lifestyle can have a real impact on the development of emotional eating problems. Individuals who are characterized by elevated BMI values, unhealthy diets, low rates of physical activity, who underestimate meal size in terms of weight and calories, and have high-stress feelings are more likely to develop emotional eating. These results also indicate that further research in this area should be undertaken to indicate whether the relationships shown can be generalized.
情绪性进食（EE）不是一种独立的饮食障碍，而是受习惯、压力、情绪和个体饮食态度影响的各种饮食行为中的一种类型。饮食与情绪之间的关系可以从两个平行的层面来考虑：心理和生理。在心理反应方面，压力会产生各种与应对压力有关的身体反应。
因此，本研究的主要目的是评估和比较健康相关和非健康相关领域学生群体中情绪性进食的发生率，根据其不同的健康行为——饮食和身体活动水平。
这项横断面调查研究包括 300 名个体，他们分为两组：一组是健康相关领域（HRF）的学生，另一组是非健康相关领域（NRF）的学生。研究使用了标准化的问卷：PSS-10 和 TFEQ-13。
研究对象的性别如下：女性，60.0%（174 名）（HRF：47.1%，n=82；NRF：52.9%，n=92）；男性，40.0%（116 名）（HRF：53.4%，n=62；NRF：46.6%，n=54）。研究对象的年龄为 26 岁（±2 岁）。根据 TFEQ-13 的结果，在 120 名受试者（41.4%）中存在限制食物摄入的行为（HRF：72.4%；NRF：11.0%），而 64 名受试者（20.7%）表现出对食物摄入的控制不足（HRF：13.8%，20 名；NRF：27.4%，20 名）。106 名学生（37.9%）表现出情绪性进食行为，其中 NRF 组占主导地位（61.6%，n=90）。观察到高 PSS-10 评分主要是表现出 EE 的个体的特征。
研究结果表明，生活方式可能对情绪性进食问题的发展产生实际影响。BMI 值较高、饮食不健康、身体活动率低、低估食物重量和卡路里的个体、压力感高的个体更有可能出现情绪性进食。这些结果还表明，应进一步开展这方面的研究，以确定所示关系是否可以推广。
