2022
DOI: 10.3390/nu14163361
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Emotional Eating and Perfectionism as Predictors of Symptoms of Binge Eating Disorder: The Role of Perfectionism as a Mediator between Emotional Eating and Body Mass Index

Abstract: (1) Background: Perfectionism has been linked to eating disorders and might be a risk factor for the appearance of eating pathologies. The aims of this study are (a) to verify the relationship between perfectionism, emotional eating (EE), binge eating (BE), and body mass index (BMI); (b) to identify the variables that predict BE symptoms and BMI; (c) to study the role of perfectionism as a mediator between EE and BMI. (2) Methods: 312 adult participants answered a cross-sectional survey that included the Multi… Show more

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“…Additionally, cognitive restraint levels have been inversely associated with weight loss in individuals with obesity, mediated by emotional eating and disinhibited eating [ 23 ]. Emotional eating serves as a potential predictor for binge eating and, through the mediation of perfectionism, is associated with BMI, as recently reported [ 59 ]. We may hypothesize that cognitive restraint, involving the use of cognitive control rather than physiological signals to regulate eating, may alter the habitual response of patients with obesity to food and hunger.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 74%
“…Additionally, cognitive restraint levels have been inversely associated with weight loss in individuals with obesity, mediated by emotional eating and disinhibited eating [ 23 ]. Emotional eating serves as a potential predictor for binge eating and, through the mediation of perfectionism, is associated with BMI, as recently reported [ 59 ]. We may hypothesize that cognitive restraint, involving the use of cognitive control rather than physiological signals to regulate eating, may alter the habitual response of patients with obesity to food and hunger.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 74%
“…Mükemmeliyetçilik, kişinin kendisi için aşırı yüksek standartlar koymasını ve kendi performansına yönelik eleştirel değerlendirmeler yapmasını içeren bir eğilimdir (25). Bir başka değişle mükemmeliyetçilik, olağanüstü yüksek standartlar oluşturma ve aşırı derecede eleştirel öz değerlendirmeler yapma eğilimidir (26).…”
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“…Mükemmeliyetçiliğin, YB'nin gelişmesine veya sürdürmesine yatkınlık oluşturan bir kişilik özelliği olduğu söylenmektedir (5,26,(29)(30)(31)(32).…”
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