Emotional Eating in College Students: Associations with Coping and Healthy Eating Motivators and Barriers

Dalton, Elizabeth D.

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“…It is adaptive to adjust the choice of coping strategy according to the present controllability of the stressor, so the use of problem-focused coping strategies for controllable stressors is associated with lower levels of stress [ 19 ]. In the university context, it has been shown that academic stress can lead to academic burnout, and this relationship is mediated by coping [ 20 ], that coping predicts up to 33% of the variance in life satisfaction [ 21 ], that maladaptive coping mediates the association between stress and suicidal ideation [ 22 ], and that avoidant coping is associated with emotional eating [ 23 ].…”

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Effective Coping with Academic Stress Is a Matter of Personality Types: Revisiting the Person-Centred Approach

Varo,

Aires-González,

García-Jiménez

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

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Recent literature provides alarming data on the increase in university academic stress. The role of personality in understanding and addressing this problem is well established. However, this evidence could be improved by adopting a person-centred approach (e.g., types), as opposed to the usual variable-centred approach (e.g., traits), and considering the role of gender. Our aim was to explore how personality types and gender relate to coping strategies and perceived coping efficacy for academic stress. A total of 810 university psychology students completed the NEO-FFI Inventory and the Coping Strategies Inventory. Post hoc tests for MANOVA and ANOVA were performed. Types and gender were used as predictors and coping strategies, and perceived coping efficacy as criteria. There was no type-gender interaction. Types combining low neuroticism-high conscientiousness (e.g., entrepreneur) chose the most adaptive coping strategies and showed the highest levels of perceived coping efficacy, while high neuroticism-low conscientiousness types (e.g., insecure) opted for maladaptive coping strategies and presented the lowest perceived coping efficacy. Gender was not associated with perceived coping efficacy but with use (e.g., women prefer emotional expression). The personality typology provided useful information on individual differences in coping with academic stress, which can help guide specific strategies to manage it.

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Effective Coping with Academic Stress Is a Matter of Personality Types: Revisiting the Person-Centred Approach

Varo,

Aires-González,

García-Jiménez

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

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The Relationship between Personality Types, Coping, and Gender in Academic Stress

Varo,

Aires-González,

García-Jiménez

et al. 2023

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Some evidence suggests that personality types are a useful construct to understand stress and coping. However, further research is needed, especially on academic stress. Our aim was to explore how personality types and gender relate to coping strategies for academic stress and perceived coping efficacy. A total of 810 university psychology students completed the NEO-FFI Inventory and the Coping Strategies Inventory. Post-hoc tests for MANOVA and ANOVA were performed, where personality types and gender were treated as predictors and use of coping strategies and perceived coping efficacy as criteria. Finally, a one-way ANOVA followed by post hoc comparisons was performed to analyse the associations between personality types and perceived coping efficacy. Those with personality types combining low neuroticism with high conscientiousness chose the most adaptive coping strategies and showed the highest levels of perceived coping efficacy, while those whose personality types combined high neuroticism with low conscientiousness opted for maladaptive coping strategies and presented the lowest level of perceived coping efficacy. As for gender, women chose emotional expression more frequently. The personality type classification provided useful information on individual differences in coping with academic stress, which can help guide specific strategies to manage it.

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The relationship between stress, anxiety and eating behavior among Chinese students: a cross-sectional study

Chai,

Fu,

Liu

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundThe expansion of higher education and the growing number of college students have led to increased awareness of mental health issues such as stress, anxiety, and eating disorders. In China, the educational system and cultural expectations contribute to the stress experienced by college students. This study aims to clarify the role of anxiety as a mediator in the relationship between stress and eating behaviors among Chinese college students.MethodsThis study utilized data from the 2021 Psychology and Behavior Investigation of Chinese Residents, which included 1,672 college students under the age of 25. The analysis methods comprised descriptive statistics, t-tests, Pearson correlation analyses, and mediation effect analysis.ResultsThe findings indicate that Chinese college students experience high levels of stress, with long-term stress slightly exceeding short-term stress. Both types of stress were positively correlated with increased anxiety and the adoption of unhealthy eating behaviors. Anxiety was identified as a significant mediator, accounting for 28.3% of the relationship between long-term stress and eating behavior (95% CI = 0.058–0.183). The mediation effect of short-term stress on eating behavior through anxiety was also significant, explaining 61.4% of the total effect (95% CI = 0.185–0.327).ConclusionThe study underscores the importance of stress management and mental health services for college students. It recommends a comprehensive approach to reducing external pressures, managing anxiety, and promoting healthy eating behaviors among college students. Suggestions include expanding employment opportunities, providing career guidance, enhancing campus and societal support for holistic development, strengthening mental health services, leveraging artificial intelligence technologies, educating on healthy lifestyles, and implementing targeted health promotion programs.

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Emotional Eating in College Students: Associations with Coping and Healthy Eating Motivators and Barriers

Cited by 3 publications

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Effective Coping with Academic Stress Is a Matter of Personality Types: Revisiting the Person-Centred Approach

Effective Coping with Academic Stress Is a Matter of Personality Types: Revisiting the Person-Centred Approach

The Relationship between Personality Types, Coping, and Gender in Academic Stress

The relationship between stress, anxiety and eating behavior among Chinese students: a cross-sectional study

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