Empirical Model of Emotional Eating in Mexican Undergraduate University Students
The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of psychological factors (anxiety, poor emotional regulation, impulsivity, and maladaptive perfectionism) on emotional eating and body composition of undergraduates through an empirical model. The sample consisted of 584 young people (X̅ = 19.92...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA |
| Repositorio: | Psicumex |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:aoi.psicumex.unison.mx:article/462 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://psicumex.unison.mx/index.php/psicumex/article/view/462 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | emotional eating university students body composition empirical models impulsivity alimentación emocional estudiantes universitarios composición corporal modelo empírico impulsividad |
| Sumario: | The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of psychological factors (anxiety, poor emotional regulation, impulsivity, and maladaptive perfectionism) on emotional eating and body composition of undergraduates through an empirical model. The sample consisted of 584 young people (X̅ = 19.92, SD = 3.93), who completed a demographic survey, a battery of psychological tests to measure emotional eating, and the set of factors mentioned above. In addition, the body mass index and the percentage of fat were obtained with a stadiometer and bioimpedance analyzer. According to the findings, the mediating role of emotional eating between psychological factors and body composition was verified (χ2 = 37.38, g.l = 26 [p > .05], NFI, TLI, CFI and GFI ≥ .95, SRMR = .03 and RMSEA < .06; β = .23, p < .05). Specifically, impulsivity (β = .56, p < .05) showed significant effect on higher emotional eating. According to the findings obtained, the need to train young people in impulse management and emotional regulation skills is denoted in order to reduce the use of food as a coping strategy. |
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