Kauffman Brooke Y, Garey Lorra, Zvolensky Michael J
Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
J Contextual Behav Sci. 2022 Oct;26:168-172. doi: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.09.006. Epub 2022 Sep 28.
Maladaptive eating patterns and behaviors are frequently documented in relation to obesity onset and management. To better understand these occurrences, it is important to examine psychological processes that may be guiding these patterns and behaviors. The current study examined the role of psychological inflexibility on emotional eating, food cravings, and disordered eating symptoms among 161 participants (60.9% female, = 31.58, = 10.71) who attended a baseline appointment for a larger randomized-controlled trial for individuals with elevated anxiety sensitivity and obesity. Three separate two-step hierarchal regressions were conducted. Results indicated that greater levels of psychological inflexibility were associated with greater levels of emotional eating, food cravings, and disordered eating symptoms. These findings suggest that promoting psychological flexibility may be a key factor in promoting positive changes in eating behaviors among individuals seeking treatment for comorbid affective vulnerabilities and weight-related behaviors.
不良的饮食模式和行为与肥胖的发生及管理密切相关。为了更好地理解这些现象，研究引导这些模式和行为的心理过程很重要。本研究调查了心理灵活性在情绪性进食、食物渴望和饮食失调症状方面的作用，研究对象为161名参与者（60.9%为女性，年龄均值=31.58，标准差=10.71），他们参加了一项针对焦虑敏感性较高且肥胖个体的大型随机对照试验的基线评估。进行了三项独立的两步分层回归分析。结果表明，心理灵活性水平越高，情绪性进食、食物渴望和饮食失调症状的程度越高。这些发现表明，促进心理灵活性可能是促进那些因情感脆弱性和体重相关行为而寻求治疗的个体饮食行为积极改变的关键因素。
