Patterns of negative emotional eating among Chinese young adults: A latent class analysis

He, Jinbo; Chen, Gui; Wu, Siwei; Niu, Ruiling; Fan, Xitao

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2020.104808

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“…While in our study, the DEBQ instrument assesses the motivation to eat in response to negative emotions like stress, a recently published study from central China that examined negative EE as a form of internal disinhibition or loss of control reported a prevalence of 52.7% [37]. By contrast, another recent study from China noted that 14.5% of its undergraduate sample reported emotional overeating in response to a smaller number of negative emotions rather than the range assessed by the DEBQ [36]. Use of other scales such as the Emotional Eating Scale (EES) which includes a wider range of 25 possible emotional triggers for negative EE would likely have increased the prevalence estimates of this study [23].…”

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“…There are few studies about negative EE in Chinese university populations. Recently conducted studies from central China have reported negative EE prevalence ranging from 14.5 to 52.7% among undergraduate students [36,37]. These findings suggest that negative EE may be prevalent among Chinese youths but the generalizability to other urban areas is unknown.…”

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Prevalence of negative emotional eating and its associated psychosocial factors among urban Chinese undergraduates in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study

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Background Emotional eating (EE), defined as eating in response to a range of emotions, has been previously associated with poor diet and obesity. Since there are limited data from non-Western populations, this study aims to examine the prevalence and factors associated with EE among urban Chinese university students. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 424 university students (aged 18–24 years) from two large universities in Hong Kong in 2019. Respondents completed an anonymous online questionnaire that contained background questions, an emotional eating subscale of the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ), and Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21). Two-sample independent t-test and multiple regression analyses were conducted to test the association of study variables with negative emotional eating. Results There was over a three-fold higher likelihood of negative EE among females (14.8%) when compared with their male counterparts (4.5%) (OR = 3.7, p < 0.05). Having at least mild depressive symptoms was the only independent factor associated with negative EE among males (OR = 10.1) while for females, negative EE was independently associated with not having a romantic partner (OR = 3.45), having depressive symptoms (OR = 44.5), and having at least mild stress (OR = 5.65). Anxiety levels were not independently associated with negative EE for either gender. Both male and female students with negative EE had significantly lower self-perceived health scores, higher body mass index, and lower life satisfaction scores. Conclusions This study revealed that negative EE is prevalent among female Chinese university students and not uncommon among male students. Management of negative EE should be included as a component of university mental health promotion programmes in the region.

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Prevalence of negative emotional eating and its associated psychosocial factors among urban Chinese undergraduates in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study

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“…Young Chinese females also reported body shape dissatisfaction with eating disorders (Luo et al, 2021). Have sample evidence suggesting that Chinese young adults have non-emotional eating (38.90%), emotional over-and under-eating (15.40%), emotional over-eating (14.70%), and emotional under-eating (31.00%), and gender and BMI existence significant predictors (He et al, 2020).…”

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Eating Disorders Behaviour and Body Shape, Self-esteem, Body Mass Index Level Relationship in China

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Khairani³

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Eating disorders (ED) already become a global health concern for children, adolescents, even adults, including university students and high school students. The factors are affecting eating disorder behaviour from the different dietary habits, food surroundings, nutritional education, body shape (BS), body mass index (BMI), and self-esteem (SE). Therefore, this study is important to explore this relationship in Chinese university students. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the existence of eating disorders behaviour and body shape, selfesteem, body mass index's level relationship among Chinese university students. Using random stratified sampling, the survey was performed with 481 full-time on-campus undergraduate students from five Chinese universities as respondents. The study revealed that there are 49.90 percent (n=240) undergraduate students (females=37.42 percent, N=180; males=12.47 percent, N=60) with eating disorders who are 20 years old (42.9 percent, n=103). The correlation between eating disorders behaviour and BS (r= .280**), BMI (r= .202**) have a significant relationship (p< .01), which is a substantial positive association. And SE (r=-.154**) have a significant reverse relationship (p< .01), which is a substantial negative association. BS and BMI (r= .238**) have a significant relationship (p< .01), BS and SE (r= -.375**) have a significant reverse relationship (p< .01), BMI and SE (r= -.101*) also have a significant reverse relationship (p< .05). According to the findings, SE, BS, BMI have significant relationships with suffering ED. 19-21-years-old, females, the secondary school of family education was easier lead to university students suffer eating disorder behaviours. This study expands the relationship between ED behaviour and BS, SE, BMI and further study is needed and recommended.

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“…Konttinen et al [6] emphasize that negative emotions can alter the hunger and satiety cues and affect the eating behavior of individuals, such as motivation to eat, food choice and quantity, and eating speed. In this way, using food to control or relieve discomfort [7] can increase or decrease the quantity of eaten food [1,8] and trigger risky eating behaviors, such as restrictive eating, binge eating, and disordered eating [1,[9][10][11]. These changes can impact people's physical [2, 5] and mental [11] health and could result in the development of eating disorders [8,12,13].…”

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“…In this way, using food to control or relieve discomfort [7] can increase or decrease the quantity of eaten food [1,8] and trigger risky eating behaviors, such as restrictive eating, binge eating, and disordered eating [1,[9][10][11]. These changes can impact people's physical [2, 5] and mental [11] health and could result in the development of eating disorders [8,12,13]. Thus, exploring how individuals use food to cope with emotions and stress is an important step for the development of efficient health protocols and diet interventions.…”

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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric assessment of the Portuguese language version of the Eating and Appraisal due to Emotions and Stress (EADES) Questionnaire in Brazilian adults

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Purposes To develop a Brazilian Portuguese version of the Eating and Appraisal due to Emotions and Stress (EADES) Questionnaire and estimate the psychometric properties of the EADES factorial model for young Brazilian adults and also to assess the association between EADES factors and age, body mass index (BMI), and economic level. Methods The cross-cultural adaptation was performed using a standardized protocol. The psychometric properties were assessed separately for each sex. A structural model for each sex was developed to investigate the influence of age, economic level, and BMI on the EADES factors. Results A total of 1240 participants completed the study [65.8% female, mean age 23.91 (SD = 5.03) years]. The EADES original factorial model did not present good psychometric properties. Then, a factorial model proposed for a Mexican sample was tested and a different model was fitted for each sex. The results showed that younger women have lower self-efficacy and self-confidence and poorer assessment of resources and coping skills. Women with a higher economic level have lower self-efficacy. Higher BMI was associated with lower self-efficacy and self-confidence in both sexes. Younger men have lower self-efficacy and poorer assessment of resources and coping skills. Conclusions The Brazilian Portuguese version of the EADES provided valid and reliable data after refinement, and a different model was fitted for each sex. Sex, age, BMI, and economic level were significantly associated with the EADES factors. Level of evidence Level V, descriptive cross-sectional study.

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Patterns of negative emotional eating among Chinese young adults: A latent class analysis

Cited by 16 publications

References 52 publications

Prevalence of negative emotional eating and its associated psychosocial factors among urban Chinese undergraduates in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study

Prevalence of negative emotional eating and its associated psychosocial factors among urban Chinese undergraduates in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study

Eating Disorders Behaviour and Body Shape, Self-esteem, Body Mass Index Level Relationship in China

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric assessment of the Portuguese language version of the Eating and Appraisal due to Emotions and Stress (EADES) Questionnaire in Brazilian adults

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