Emotional Eating and Eating Disorder Psychopathology

Lindeman, Marjaana; Stark, K.

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“…In this setting, Emotional Eating (EE) is generally conceived as eating in response to negative emotions rather than to feelings of hunger or satiety (Arnow et al, 1995; Lindeman and Stark, 2001). Indeed, some individuals appear to be more susceptible to unhealthy shifts in food choices (e.g., abnormal consumption of sweet, salty, high-fat, and energy-dense foods) in order to cope with negative emotions (Oliver et al, 2000; Nguyen-Michel et al, 2007; Macht, 2008; van Strien et al, 2012).…”

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Validation and Factor Structure of the French-Language Version of the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire (EMAQ)

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The concept of Emotional Eating (EE) is increasingly considered to be implicated in overeating and obesity, and in different subtypes of eating disorders. Among the self-report questionnaires assessing EE, the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire (EMAQ) includes recent advances in this area: it evaluates a broad range of emotions and situations both positive and negative, and the way they modulate food intake (decrease, stability, or increase). The main objective of our study was to further investigate the psychometric properties of the French version of the EMAQ in a large sample of students. Participants completed the EMAQ (n = 679), the DEBQ (Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire) (n = 75) and the CIDI-eating disorders screening (Composite International Diagnostic Interview) (n = 604). Factorial structure, reliability, and validity of the EMAQ were tested. Factorial analyses supported a two-factor (Positive and Negative) structure. The internal consistency indices were satisfactory and results suggest good test–retest reliability for the scale. Convergent and discriminant validity were confirmed from the significant correlations observed between the EMAQ scores and the DEBQ-EE subscale scores. Regarding associations with weight, whereas EMAQ negative scores were positively correlated with BMI, EMAQ positive scores were negatively correlated with BMI. Finally, EMAQ scores differed significantly depending on gender and risk for bulimia nervosa. This study supports the validity and the reliability of the EMAQ, which appears to be a promising instrument to better understand individual differences that could modulate food intake.

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Validation and Factor Structure of the French-Language Version of the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire (EMAQ)

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“…Although emotional eating is positively associated with binge eating, there is a subgroup of individuals who are emotional eaters but not binge eaters (Ricca et al, 2009). This means that these individuals eat in response to negative affect but may not overeat or feel a loss of control (Linderman & Stark, 2001). …”

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Examining the mediating roles of binge eating and emotional eating in the relationships between stress and metabolic abnormalities

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To test whether binge eating and emotional eating mediate the relationships between self-reported stress, morning cortisol and the homeostatic model of insulin resistance and waist circumference. We also explored the moderators of gender and age. Data were from 249 adults (mean BMI = 26.9 ± 5.1 kg/m2; mean age = 28.3 ± 8.3 years; 54.2 % male; 69.5 % white) recruited from the community who were enrolled in a cross-sectional study. Participants completed a comprehensive assessment panel of psychological and physiological assessments including a morning blood draw for plasma cortisol. We found negative relationships between stress and morning cortisol (r = −0.15 to −0.21; p < 0.05), and cortisol and the homeostatic model of insulin resistance and waist circumference (r = −0.16, −0.25, respectively; p < 0.05). There was not statistical support for binge eating or emotional eating as mediators and no support for moderated mediation for either gender or age; however, gender moderated several paths in the model. These include the paths between perceived stress and emotional eating (B = 0.009, p < 0.001), perceived stress and binge eating (B = 0.01, p = 0.003), and binge eating and increased HOMA-IR (B = 0.149, p = 0.018), which were higher among females. Among women, perceived stress may be an important target to decrease binge and emotional eating. It remains to be determined what physiological and psychological mechanisms underlie the relationships between stress and metabolic abnormalities.

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“…Emotional eating is generally viewed as a response to negative emotion (Lindeman & Stark, 2001), ego-threat (Wallis & Hetherington, 2004), or distress (van Strien & Ouwens, 2007). Emotional eating has been associated with overeating, binge eating, bulimia nervosa, and obesity (see Lindeman & Stark, 2001 for review).…”

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“…Emotional eating has been associated with overeating, binge eating, bulimia nervosa, and obesity (see Lindeman & Stark, 2001 for review). Several theories have been presented to explain why some obese people engage in emotional eating.…”

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Emotional Appetite Questionnaire. Construct validity and relationship with BMI

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The Emotional Appetite Questionnaire (EMAQ) comprises ratings of tendency to eat in response to both positive and negative, emotions and situations. To assess construct validity, the responses of 232 male and female participants to the EMAQ subscales were correlated with the subscales of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ), which has been extensively validated. In addition, the EMAQ scores were correlated with BMI. Convergent validity was demonstrated by a significant positive correlation between the negative emotions and situations scores of the EMAQ and the emotional eating subscale score of the DEBQ (DEBQ-E). Moreover, discriminant validity was demonstrated by low correlations of EMAQ positive emotions and situations scores with the DEBQ-E score. For the study sample, the EMAQ negative scores were significantly positively correlated with BMI, and the EMAQ positive scores were significantly inversely correlated with BMI. As BMI increased so did reported negative emotional and situational eating whereas as BMI decreased, reported positive emotional and situational eating increased. Although causality cannot be inferred from correlations, eating more under negative emotions may contribute to being overweight whereas eating less may contribute to being underweight. The EMAQ was shown to have construct validity, and emotional eating was significantly correlated with BMI.

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Emotional Eating and Eating Disorder Psychopathology

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Validation and Factor Structure of the French-Language Version of the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire (EMAQ)

Validation and Factor Structure of the French-Language Version of the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire (EMAQ)

Examining the mediating roles of binge eating and emotional eating in the relationships between stress and metabolic abnormalities

Emotional Appetite Questionnaire. Construct validity and relationship with BMI

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