Mantzios Michail
College of Psychology, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK.
Nutr Health. 2025 Sep;31(3):1237-1242. doi: 10.1177/02601060241289508. Epub 2024 Oct 14.
Recent research has focused on several critical categories linked to eating cessation, including decreased food appeal (DFA), physical satisfaction (PS), planned amount (PA), self-consciousness (SC), and decreased priority of eating (DPE). However, how these factors connect to mindful eating remains unclear. The present study sought to re-examine the relationships between these categories using the Reasons Individuals Stop Eating Questionnaire (RISE-Q) and the Mindful Eating Behavior Scale-Trait (MEBS-T). The MEBS-T measures the self-regulation of sensory attention (SA) while eating, and comprises two subscales-SA and non-judgmental awareness (NJA)-that align with the principles and literature of mindful eating and mindfulness, and create a possible distinction between attentive vs. regulated or reoccurring attentive eating. A sample of 485 participants was recruited, and Pearson's correlations and multiple linear regressions were used to assess the associations between the MEBS-T and RISE-Q variables. The results indicated a positive association between mindful eating and DFA, PS, and PA, supported by both the SA and NJA subscales. Additionally, unique relationships were observed between the SA and NJA subscales and the SC and DPE scales of the RISE-Q. Multiple linear regression analyses further confirmed these associations and highlighted an increased variance of NJA. The findings emphasize the significance of NJA in understanding the cessation of eating due to negative emotions and social comparison. The study also underlines the potential role of NJA in enhancing attentive eating and its relevance for weight regulation management strategies. Further research is warranted to explore the implications of these findings and their potential applications in improving mindful eating practices.
最近的研究集中在与饮食停止相关的几个关键类别上，包括食物吸引力下降（DFA）、身体满足感（PS）、计划摄入量（PA）、自我意识（SC）和饮食优先级下降（DPE）。然而，这些因素与正念饮食之间的联系尚不清楚。本研究试图使用个体停止进食原因问卷（RISE-Q）和正念饮食行为量表-特质（MEBS-T）重新审视这些类别之间的关系。MEBS-T测量进食时感官注意力的自我调节，包括两个子量表——感官注意力（SA）和非评判性意识（NJA）——这与正念饮食和正念的原则及文献一致，并可能区分专注进食与调节性或反复性专注进食。招募了485名参与者作为样本，并使用皮尔逊相关性和多元线性回归来评估MEBS-T与RISE-Q变量之间的关联。结果表明，正念饮食与DFA、PS和PA之间存在正相关，SA和NJA子量表均支持这一结果。此外，还观察到SA和NJA子量表与RISE-Q的SC和DPE量表之间存在独特的关系。多元线性回归分析进一步证实了这些关联，并突出了NJA的方差增加。研究结果强调了NJA在理解因负面情绪和社会比较导致的饮食停止方面的重要性。该研究还强调了NJA在增强专注进食方面的潜在作用及其与体重调节管理策略的相关性。有必要进一步研究以探索这些发现的意义及其在改善正念饮食实践中的潜在应用。
