Bennett Brooke L, Latner Janet D
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health, University of Connecticut, 1 Constitution Plaza, Suite 600, Hartford, CT 06103, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 2530 Dole Street, Sakamaki C400, Honolulu, HI 96822-2294, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 2530 Dole Street, Sakamaki C400, Honolulu, HI 96822-2294, USA.
Eat Behav. 2022 Dec;47:101680. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2022.101680. Epub 2022 Oct 28.
The loss of control over eating (LOCE) is frequently cited as a core process of eating disturbances. In contrast, mindful eating and intuitive eating have been identified as adaptive styles of eating and have been associated with positive psychological constructs. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate whether mindful or intuitive eating are potential protective factors for the loss of control over eating.
1155 participants (64.2 % female) were recruited from a large university. Participants were administered select subscales of the Intuitive Eating Scale - 2nd edition (IES-2) and Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ), and the brief Loss of Control over Eating Scale (LOCES-B).
Controlling for BMI and age, intuitive and mindful eating were significantly associated with LOCE, F (8,966) = 114.78, p < .001, R = 0.49. Both IES-2 subscales were negatively associated with LOCE: 1) eating for physical rather than emotional reasons and 2) reliance on hunger and satiety cues, p < .001. One MEQ subscale was negatively associated with LOCE: disinhibition, p < .001. The MEQ subscales assessing awareness and external cues were not significantly associated with LOCE.
Results suggest that while some forms of mindful eating and intuitive eating are potential protective factors, others may be less relevant to LOCE. These findings have implications for treatment, as they suggest intuitive eating may counteract the loss of control over eating. The findings also provide evidence for convergent validity of the LOCES by clarifying positive constructs that may protect against the development of this core eating pathology.
饮食失控常被视为饮食紊乱的核心过程。相比之下，正念饮食和直觉饮食被认为是适应性的饮食方式，并与积极的心理结构相关联。因此，本研究旨在探讨正念饮食或直觉饮食是否是饮食失控的潜在保护因素。
从一所大型大学招募了1155名参与者（64.2%为女性）。参与者接受了《直觉饮食量表（第二版）》（IES - 2）、《正念饮食问卷》（MEQ）的部分子量表以及简短的《饮食失控量表》（LOCES - B）的测试。
在控制了体重指数和年龄后，直觉饮食和正念饮食与饮食失控显著相关，F(8,966) = 114.78，p <.001，R = 0.49。IES - 2的两个子量表均与饮食失控呈负相关：1）出于身体而非情感原因进食；2）依赖饥饿和饱腹感信号，p <.001。MEQ的一个子量表与饮食失控呈负相关：去抑制，p <.001。MEQ中评估意识和外部信号的子量表与饮食失控无显著相关性。
结果表明，虽然某些形式的正念饮食和直觉饮食是潜在的保护因素，但其他形式可能与饮食失控的相关性较小。这些发现对治疗具有启示意义，因为它们表明直觉饮食可能抵消饮食失控。这些发现还通过阐明可能预防这种核心饮食病理发展的积极结构，为LOCES的聚合效度提供了证据。
