Boredom proneness, interoception, and emotional eating

Ahlich, Erica; Rancourt, Diana

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2022.106167

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“…Interoception is the ability to accurately sense internal body signals ( Garfinkel et al, 2015 ; Khalsa et al, 2018 ). Poorer interoception is linked to worse emotion regulation ( Füstös et al, 2012 ), higher emotional eating and BMI ( Robinson et al, 2021 ), and disordered eating ( Ahlich and Rancourt, 2022 ). Hypersensitivity to interoceptive hunger signals and less accurate detection of satiety and energy balance signals are prone to hedonic eating and obesity ( Simmons and DeVille, 2017 ).…”

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The role of emotion in eating behavior and decisions

Ha,

Lim

2023

Front. Psychol.

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The present paper aims to provide the latest perspectives and future directions on the association between emotions and eating behavior. We discussed individual differences in the impact of negative emotions on eating, emotional eating as disinhibited eating decisions with heightened reward values of and sensitivity to palatable foods in response to negative emotions and social isolation, in addition to emotional eating as maladaptive coping strategies under negative emotion and stress, hedonic (pleasure-oriented) eating decisions mediated by the brain reward system, and self-controlled (health-oriented) eating decisions mediated by the brain control system. Perspectives on future directions were addressed, including the development of early eating phenotypes in infancy, shared neural mechanisms mediated by the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in emotion and eating decision regulation, possible roles of interoception incorporating hunger and satiety signals, gut microbiome, the insula and the orbitofrontal cortex, and emotional processing capacities in hedonic eating and weight gain.

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The role of emotion in eating behavior and decisions

Ha,

Lim

2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…To our knowledge, only two studies among college students have examined the role of boredom in binge‐eating, and both identified boredom as the most intense and relevant predictor (Stickney & Miltenberger, 1999; Vanderlinden et al, 2001). Recently, it appears that boredom is receiving a renewed interest fueled by the COVID‐19 pandemic, with studies reporting boredom having a strong association with food cravings (Guerrero‐Hreins et al, 2022), emotional eating (Ahlich & Rancourt, 2022), and overeating (Jackson et al, 2021).…”

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Experiences of loss of control eating in women after bariatric surgery: A qualitative study

Yeh

Kalarchian

et al. 2023

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective Loss of control (LOC) eating following bariatric surgery remains insufficiently understood, reflected in a lack of clear conceptualization, valid measurements, and effective treatments. This study explored patients' perspectives on LOC eating post‐bariatric surgery, focusing on the relevance of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‐5 (DSM‐5) indicators of impaired control, and patients' experiences before (precipitating factors), during (eating patterns, perpetuating factors), and after the episodes (strategies used to stop eating). Methods This was a qualitative study using descriptive phenomenology. Participants were adults who have undergone gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy and self‐reported recent LOC eating. Data were collected by semi‐structured interviews and analyzed using a combined inductive and deductive approach. Results Participants were all women (N = 15; age: 34.5 ± 9.2 years). Results suggested that (1) except for feeling disgusted, guilty, or depressed after eating, other DSM‐5 indicators did not seem to be highly relevant to this bariatric cohort; (2) LOC eating could occur across contexts, with food access, boredom, and food craving being consistent triggers; (3) the food amount consumed during a LOC episode was not necessarily considered excessive; (4) “mindlessness” and “satisfying hedonic, physiological, and mental needs” were the main perpetuating factors of LOC eating; and (5) self‐talk and distracting attention were the most adopted strategies to stop eating. Discussion Study findings have implications concerning the conceptualization, measurement, and intervention of LOC eating among bariatric patients. For example, results suggested the need for more data to determine the appropriate indicators of LOC eating and the inclusion of boredom as an intervention target in bariatric patients. Public Significance Loss of control (LOC) eating is characterized by a sense of being unable to stop while eating. LOC eating is prevalent in patients who have undergone weight loss surgery and is associated with worse surgical outcomes. This qualitative study that explored post‐bariatric surgery patients' experiences of LOC eating will inform efforts to better assess and intervene in this disordered eating behavior, thus ultimately optimizing patients' health following weight loss surgery.

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“…For example, some [ 89 , 90 ] relied on qualitative interviews to identify the food motivations associated with boredom. Others correlated eating for emotional coping with individual differences in boredom proneness [ 37 ]. Yet, others relied on diary studies of daily boredom or experimental induction of momentary boredom [ 28 ].…”

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“…Yet, despite the established link between boredom and eating behavior, and despite the corresponding relevance of this link to physical and mental health, the evidence for alleged motivations that relate boredom to eating is surprisingly scattered. Some have found that boredom is associated with eating to improve mood [ 37 ]. Others have discovered that boredom involves eating food that satisfies sensation seeking [ 28 ].…”

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Consumed by Boredom: Food Choice Motivation and Weight Changes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tilburg

Pekrun

Igou

2022

Behavioral Sciences

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Boredom is an established cause and correlate of eating behavior. Yet, existing work offers a scattered range of plausible motivations for why this is. We examined among 302 people representative of the adult UK population what motivations they had for selecting food during the COVID-19 pandemic and how this related to boredom. As predicted, bored people choose food less for health reasons and more for convenience. Boredom reduced ethical and ‘natural content’ motivations for selecting food and was not associated with choosing food to regulate one’s mood or to experience unfamiliarity. Boredom was also associated with greater absolute changes in weight over the course of the pandemic. Boredom did not predict weight gains or losses overall. These findings offer insights into the role that boredom plays in eating motivations in particular and health-relevant outcomes in general.

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Boredom proneness, interoception, and emotional eating

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The role of emotion in eating behavior and decisions

The role of emotion in eating behavior and decisions

Experiences of loss of control eating in women after bariatric surgery: A qualitative study

Consumed by Boredom: Food Choice Motivation and Weight Changes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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