Park Young-Hee, Jeong Yeo-Won, Park Hyun-Kyeong, Park Seul-Gi, Kim Ha-Yeon
Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Dongguk University, Gyeongju 38066, Republic of Korea.
Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Dongguk University, Gyeongju 38066, Republic of Korea.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Feb 22;12(5):522. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12050522.
This study aimed to determine whether self-regulation acts as a mediating factor in the relationship between obesity-related stress and weight control behavior, targeting Korean female college students. Obesity-related stress and weight control behaviors are important factors affecting an individual's health and well-being, and self-control, a psychological trait, can play a pivotal role in regulating how individuals respond to stress and engage in weight management behaviors.
This study employed a descriptive correlational design. A total of 109 female college students with overweight and obesity participated in the study. We used a self-report questionnaire to measure obesity-related stress, self-control, and degree of weight control behavior. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis, and bootstrapping using Hayes' PROCESS macro for mediation.
Significant relationships between obesity-related stress and weight control behavior (r = 0.25, < 0.001), obesity-related stress and self-control (r = -0.36, < 0.001), and weight control behavior and self-control (r = 0.26, < 0.001) were observed. Self-control showed an indirect mediating effect on the relationship between obesity-related stress and weight control behavior (Β = 0.37, = 0.001).
Through the research results, it was confirmed that self-control is a factor that has a mediating effect in the relationship between obesity-related stress and weight control behavior among female college students with overweight and obesity. These results underscore the importance of addressing self-control strategies in interventions aimed at promoting healthy weight management among female college students with overweight or obesity.
本研究旨在确定自我调节是否作为肥胖相关压力与体重控制行为之间关系的中介因素，研究对象为韩国女大学生。肥胖相关压力和体重控制行为是影响个体健康和幸福的重要因素，而自我控制这一心理特质在调节个体对压力的反应以及参与体重管理行为方面可发挥关键作用。
本研究采用描述性相关设计。共有109名超重和肥胖的女大学生参与了该研究。我们使用自填式问卷来测量肥胖相关压力、自我控制和体重控制行为程度。数据采用描述性统计、皮尔逊相关系数分析以及使用Hayes的PROCESS宏进行中介效应的自助法分析。
观察到肥胖相关压力与体重控制行为之间存在显著关系（r = 0.25，< 0.001），肥胖相关压力与自我控制之间存在显著关系（r = -0.36，< 0.001），体重控制行为与自我控制之间存在显著关系（r = 0.26，< 0.001）。自我控制在肥胖相关压力与体重控制行为之间的关系中显示出间接中介效应（Β = 0.３７，= 0.001）。
通过研究结果证实，自我控制是超重和肥胖女大学生中肥胖相关压力与体重控制行为之间关系的一个具有中介作用的因素。这些结果强调了在旨在促进超重或肥胖女大学生健康体重管理的干预措施中采用自我控制策略的重要性。
