Positive and Negative Emotional Eating Are Not the Same—The Spanish Version of the Positive-Negative Emotional Eating Scale (PNEES)

Manchón, Javier; Quiles, Marı́a José; Marcos, Yolanda Quiles; López-Roig, Sofía

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.709570

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“…(2021) found a low incidence of abdominal obesity among positive emotional eaters. Manchón et al. (2021) and Howells et al.…”

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Factors associated with emotional eating in female college students

Öztürk,

Yılmaz,

Tokaç Er

et al. 2024

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Purpose Emotions affect food intake and food choice. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the relationship between sociodemographic factors, eating habits and anthropometric measurements and negative and positive emotional eating. Design/methodology/approach This cross-sectional study was conducted with 343 female college students 18–24 years of age. Data were collected using the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire (EMAQ). Anthropometric measurements were obtained (height, weight, triceps skinfold thickness, neck, mid-upper arm, waist and hip circumference). Sociodemographic factors and lifestyle and eating habits were questioned. Generalized linear models were used to identify each EMAQ score. Findings While high body mass index (BMI) was associated with high negative emotional eating scores, low BMI was related to high positive emotional/situation eating scores (p < 0.01). There was no relationship between waist circumferences (p = 0.09), triceps skinfold thickness (p = 0.09) and negative emotional eating. Participants consuming vegetables and fruit = 5 portions/day had higher negative emotional eating scores, regardless of BMI (p = 0.04). Smokers (p < 0.01) and participants doing regular physical activity (p = 0.02) had lower positive emotional eating scores. Research limitations/implications Negative emotional eating was related to higher BMI but not adiposity. Active female participants were less likely to eat in response to positive emotions. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the first studies examining positive emotion scores from many aspects. The authors also investigated the association between emotional eating and anthropometric measurements by using different methods, including neck and mid-upper arm circumference and triceps skinfold thickness.

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“…(2021) found a low incidence of abdominal obesity among positive emotional eaters. Manchón et al. (2021) and Howells et al.…”

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confidence: 99%

Factors associated with emotional eating in female college students

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Yılmaz,

Tokaç Er

et al. 2024

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“…Emotional eating (EE) is an eating disorder that involves increased eating in response to negative emotions. However, EE was initially defined as eating only in response to negative emotions [ 1 ]. Several studies have shown that a positive mood can also lead to an increase in food intake, which is also a reaction towards food cravings in response to stress or negative emotions (such as anxiety, anger, depression and loneliness) as an attempt to alleviate these concerning states [ 2 ].…”

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The Indicator of Emotional Eating and Its Effects on Dietary Patterns among Female Students at Qassim University

Alharbi

2023

Nutrients

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Emotional eating (EE) is considered as the inclination to eat in response to emotions and is associated with certain syndromes. In this sense, we explored the indices of EE and its association with dietary patterns among female students at Qassim University in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study of 380 participants (aged 18–29 years, female students) was performed. Anthropometric measurements of the participants were taken, such as height, body mass index, fat mass and hip–waist circumference as well as the Emotional Eating Scale (EES). The classification of the ESS included the thresholds of 44.7, 43.9 and 11.3% for low, moderate and high EE, respectively. Linear regression after adjustment showed that fat intake was a significant predictor of EE (p = 0.031) as well as feelings of enthusiasm. We also observed an interesting indication: fat intake (p = 0.011) and educational level (p < 0.05) were significantly associated with, and could be significant predictors of, EE. The results highlight the importance of emotional eating, its relationship with the consumption of foods that contain fat and understanding how it develops by raising awareness of the importance of healthy food for a healthy lifestyle.

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Emotional food craving across the eating disorder spectrum: an ecological momentary assessment study

Arend,

Blechert,

Yanagida

et al. 2024

Eat Weight Disord

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Purpose Emotional eating during negative emotions might underlie disordered eating behavior (i.e., binge eating and food restriction). Positive emotions, by contrast, seem to promote healthier eating behavior. Naturalistic research on the links between emotions and eating across individuals with binge-eating disorder (BED), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge-purge anorexia nervosa (AN-BP), and restrictive anorexia nervosa (AN-R) is, however, lacking. Methods Individuals without eating disorders (comparison group, CG, n = 85), and patients with BED (n = 41), BN (n = 50), AN-BP (n = 26), and AN-R (n = 29) participated in an ecological momentary assessment study. Six daily notifications over eight days prompted ratings of momentary food craving and emotional states differing in valence and arousal. Results Results supported specific emotion-food-craving patterns in each group. Compared to the CG, arousing negative emotions and higher cravings co-occurred in patients with BN. In patients with AN-BP (at trend level also in patients with AN-R) less arousing negative emotions and lower cravings co-occurred. In patients with AN, positive emotions and higher cravings co-occurred whereas in patients with BED less arousing positive emotions and lower cravings co-occurred. Conclusion The found emotion-craving associations may underlie group-specific (dys-)functional eating behaviors, i.e., binge eating and food restriction during negative emotions in patients with BN and AN, and normalized appetitive responses during positive emotions in patients with BED and AN. Therapeutic efforts could target arousing negative emotions in patients with BN, and less arousing negative emotions in patients with AN. Positive emotions could be used in a salutogenetic approach in patients with BED and AN.

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Positive and Negative Emotional Eating Are Not the Same—The Spanish Version of the Positive-Negative Emotional Eating Scale (PNEES)

Cited by 8 publications

References 31 publications

Factors associated with emotional eating in female college students

Factors associated with emotional eating in female college students

The Indicator of Emotional Eating and Its Effects on Dietary Patterns among Female Students at Qassim University

Emotional food craving across the eating disorder spectrum: an ecological momentary assessment study

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