Emotional eating: A treatment-worthy construct, or artifact of relations between mood and eating behaviors in younger and older women with obesity.
Scand J Psychol
; 62(2): 193-202, 2021 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-33020941
ABSTRACT
Emotional eating (EE) is considered important for controlling weight, especially in women; however, it might be affected by age. Within a recently proposed model assessing theoretical paths from physical activity to changes in psychological variables and then eating behavior and weight, it was unclear if EE was a construct requiring specific treatment attention or if attending to effects of physical activity-induced mood changes on eating was sufficient. Women with obesity of >35 years-of-age (n = 100) and ≤35 years (n = 44) participated in a behavioral weight loss treatment and were assessed on psychological factors and physical activity and eating behaviors over 6 months. At baseline, the younger group demonstrated significantly higher scores on physical activity and depression, and significantly lower scores on fruit/vegetable intake. Improvements in Tension (i.e., anxiety), Overall Negative Mood, and dimensions of EE from baseline-Month 3 were significantly greater in the younger group. Similar significant improvements in physical activity and the intake of sweets and fruits/vegetables over 6 months were observed in both groups. Incorporating aggregated data, change in physical activity was significantly related to mood improvements. With the exception of EE related to Anger/Frustration, changes in dimensions of EE and Overall EE significantly mediated the prediction of sweets and fruit/vegetable intake by corresponding dimensions of mood and Overall Mood. Age group significantly moderated embedded relationships between changes in Overall EE and EE-Anxiety and change in fruit/vegetable intake, with the older age group having stronger relations. Findings suggest that EE is a construct requiring distinct attention within behavioral obesity treatments.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Afecto
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Ingestión de Alimentos
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Conducta Alimentaria
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Scand J Psychol
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos