Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Eat Behav. 2024 Aug;54:101903. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101903. Epub 2024 Jul 9.
Affective symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety, shame) are a potent risk factor for binge eating. However, less is known on the role of loneliness as a moderator of affective symptoms and binge eating. This objective of the current study was to investigate main effects and interactions of affective symptoms and loneliness in relation to binge eating in college women. A sample of 556 undergraduate women completed self-report questionnaires of affective symptoms, loneliness, and binge eating. Results revealed significant interactions between each affective symptom variable and loneliness in relation to binge eating, such that loneliness strengthened the positive association of affective symptoms and greater binge eating. The findings of this study demonstrate an important role of loneliness to binge eating among college women, especially those with underlying affective vulnerabilities. More theoretical and treatment-oriented work on the role of loneliness in binge eating is needed to understand mechanisms and interventions/preventions.
情绪症状（例如，抑郁、焦虑、羞耻）是暴食的一个强有力的风险因素。然而，关于孤独感作为情绪症状和暴食的调节因素的作用知之甚少。本研究的目的是调查情绪症状和孤独感与大学生女性暴食之间的主要影响和相互作用。556 名本科女性完成了情绪症状、孤独感和暴食的自我报告问卷。结果显示，每种情绪症状变量与孤独感与暴食之间存在显著的相互作用，即孤独感增强了情绪症状与更大程度暴食之间的正相关关系。这项研究的结果表明，孤独感在大学生女性暴食中起着重要作用，尤其是那些潜在的情绪脆弱的女性。需要更多关于孤独感在暴食中的作用的理论和治疗导向的工作，以了解机制和干预/预防措施。
