| Autor: |
Kidwell KM; Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA., Milligan MA; Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA., Deyo A; Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA., Lasker J; Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA., Vrabec A; Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
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Childhood obesity (Print) [Child Obes] 2024 Jul 03. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 03. |
| DOI: |
10.1089/chi.2023.0184 |
| Abstrakt: |
Background : Adolescent obesity rates continue to rise. A better understanding of who engages in emotional eating, a maladaptive eating style, is needed. Despite emotional eating being a frequent research target, the prevalence of emotional eating in US adolescents is currently unknown. Methods : Nationally representative adolescents ( n = 1622, m = 14.48 years, 63.8% non-Hispanic White, 50.6% female) reported eating behaviors in the National Cancer Institute's Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) study. Frequencies and one-way ANOVAs were conducted to examine the rates of emotional eating across demographic and weight status groups. Correlations between emotional eating and dietary intake were examined. Results : In total, 30% of adolescents engaged in emotional eating. Older adolescents (35% of 17-year-olds), females (39%), non-Hispanic White individuals (32%), and adolescents with obesity (44%) had significantly higher rates of emotional eating. Controlling for weight status, greater adolescent emotional eating was correlated with more frequent intake of energy-dense/nutrient-poor foods (β = 0.10, p < 0.001), junk food (β = 0.12, p < 0.001), and convenience foods (β = 0.13, p < 0.001). Conclusions : This study fills a critical gap by providing insight into how common adolescent emotional eating is and highlighting demographic factors that are associated with higher rates. Nearly a third of adolescents in the United States reported eating due to anxiety or sadness, with rates higher in older adolescents, girls, non-Hispanic White adolescents, and adolescents with obesity. Emotional eating was associated with consuming less healthy foods, which conveys immediate and long-term health risks. Practitioners can intervene with emotional eating to reduce obesity and comorbid health risks. |
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MEDLINE |
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