Profiling motives behind hedonic eating. Preliminary validation of the Palatable Eating Motives Scale

Burgess, Emilee E.; Turan, Bülent; Lokken, Kristine; Morse, Alan R.; Boggiano, Mary M.

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2013.09.016

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“…The findings initially suggested that there was a significant positive relationship between BMI and motivations to eat palatable foods, which is comparable with previous findings (Boggiano et al, 2014;Burgess et al, 2014). As expected, significant negative relationships were observed between BMI and mindfulness, as well as self-compassion, with an even stronger relationship with mindful eating.…”

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“…Knowing more about the motives or drives for eating these foods is key to understanding both the rising prevalence and poor efficacy in interventions for obesity. Recently, Burgess, Turan, Lokken, and Boggiano (2014) proposed a Palatable Eating Motives Scale (PEMS), which explores non-hunger driven motives such as coping, reward enhancement, social motives and conformity. While controlling for a number of factors including age, sex, ethnicity, binge-eating status and food addiction, the results indicated that coping was associated with higher BMI in a college and a weight-loss seeking sample (Boggiano et al, 2014;Burgess et al, 2014).…”

Section: Motivations To Eat Palatable Foods and Obesitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recently, Burgess, Turan, Lokken, and Boggiano (2014) proposed a Palatable Eating Motives Scale (PEMS), which explores non-hunger driven motives such as coping, reward enhancement, social motives and conformity. While controlling for a number of factors including age, sex, ethnicity, binge-eating status and food addiction, the results indicated that coping was associated with higher BMI in a college and a weight-loss seeking sample (Boggiano et al, 2014;Burgess et al, 2014). Boggiano and colleagues (2014) also found that Coping, Reward Enhancement, and Conformity motives were associated with increased binge-eating severity.…”

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“…The instructions ask how often tasty foods or drinks are consumed "for the following reasons", followed by the 19 reasons (items). The instructions provide examples of what is meant by "tasty foods" in categories that include various examples of sweets, salty snacks, fast food, fatty foods, and sugary drinks (Burgess et al, 2014). The PEMS evaluates 4 categories of motives: Coping, Reward Enhancement, Social, and Conformity.…”

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“…Scores for each motive are calculated from the mean of the response values for items comprising each motive. Note that the first publication of the PEMS (Burgess et al, 2014) used the sum of response values rather than the mean but the mean is now the standard scoring method (Boggiano et al, 2014). A total PEMS score is obtained by summing the mean scores of each motive.…”

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An exploratory examination of mindfulness, self-compassion, and mindful eating in relation to motivations to eat palatable foods and BMI

Mantzios¹,

Egan²

2018

Health Psychology Report

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health psychology report · 8 original article background Preliminary findings suggest that mindfulness and selfcompassion training are associated with enhanced weight regulation. However, the associations between these traits and body mass index (BMI) are mixed. participants and procedureIn a cross-sectional investigation, university students (n = 183) were asked to fill in questionnaires on mindfulness, self-compassion, mindful eating, and motivations to eat palatable foods. resultsThe results suggest that mindfulness, self-compassion and mindful eating related negatively to motivations to eat palatable foods. Mindful eating displayed the most significant relationship. Further investigations showed that some subscales of self-compassion, mindfulness and mindful eating related to motivations to eat palatable foods and BMI more significantly. The ability to draw more and better conclusions by investigating the relationship of subscales to health behaviors and outcomes, especially with self-compassion, has been noted in previous rationales and theories. The notable relationships were (a) the enhancement subscale of the motivations to eat palatable foods, which appeared to relate positively to self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification, while (b) the coping subscale related to all subscales within the self-compassion scale. conclusionsThe current findings support different lines of research that suggest that mindful eating, mindfulness and/or self-compassion support weight regulation. Mindfulness practices could potentially add the right motives to eat palatable foods (such as being motivated to eat when people are hungry), and potentially eat less of the foods that lead to weight dysregulation. The findings are discussed and suggested paths for further research are recommended. Based on a recent review exploring the relationship between self-compassion and obesity (see Mantzios & Egan, 2017), it was suggested that reporting findings from the subscales of those traits might offer further insights. Another review suggested investigating mindful eating more specifically, to identify more relevant and useful associations in obesity research (Mantzios & Wilson, 2015a). The overall aim of this research is to clarify the relationship of mindfulness, mindful eating and self-compassion to BMI through the use of a recent scale that assesses the motivations behind eating palatable foods. The relationship of mindfulness, mindful eating and self-compassion with motivations to eat palatable foods has not been explored, and might offer supplementary understanding of their association with BMI. Two methods of investigation have been used in this research. First, BMI is explored with the overall scores of mindfulness, mindful eating, and self-compassion, while considering the association with motivations to eat palatable foods. Second, BMI is explored in relation to the subscales of the mindfulness, mindful eating, self-compassion and motivations to eat palatable foods scales. Mindfulness, eating, and oBesityThe practice...

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Section: Motivations To Eat Palatable Foods and Obesitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Motivations To Eat Palatable Foods and Obesitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Mindful Eating Scalementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Mindful Eating Scalementioning

confidence: 99%

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2018

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Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on binge‐eating disorder

Burgess

Sylvester

Morse

et al. 2016

Intl J Eating Disorders

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This proof of concept study is the first to find ameliorating effects of tDCS in BED. Stimulation of the right DLPFC suggests that enhanced cognitive control and/or decreased need for reward may be possible functional mechanisms. The results support investigation of repeated tDCS as a safe and noninvasive treatment adjunct for BED. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.(Int J Eat Disord 2016; 49:930-936).

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Emotional eating across different eating disorders and the role of body mass, restriction, and binge eating

Reichenberger

Schnepper

Arend

et al. 2021

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective Different subtypes of eating disorders (ED) show dysfunctional eating behaviors such as overeating and/or restriction in response to emotions. Yet, systematic comparisons of all major EDs on emotional eating patterns are lacking. Furthermore, emotional eating correlates with body mass index (BMI), which also differs between EDs and thus confounds this comparison. Method Interview‐diagnosed female ED patients (n = 204) with restrictive (AN‐R) or binge‐purge anorexia nervosa (AN‐BP), bulimia nervosa (BN), or binge‐eating disorder (BED) completed a questionnaire assessing “negative emotional eating” (sadness, anger, anxiety) and “happiness eating.” ED groups were compared to BMI‐matched healthy controls (HCs; n = 172 ranging from underweight to obesity) to exclude BMI as a confound. Results Within HCs, higher BMI was associated with higher negative emotional eating and lower happiness eating. AN‐R reported the lowest degree of negative emotional eating relative to other EDs and BMI‐matched HCs, and the highest degree of happiness eating relative to other EDs. The BN and BED groups showed higher negative emotional eating compared to BMI‐matched HCs. Patients with AN‐BP occupied an intermediate position between AN‐R and BN/BED and reported less happiness eating compared to BMI‐matched HCs. Discussion Negative emotional and happiness eating patterns differ across EDs. BMI‐independent emotional eating patterns distinguish ED subgroups and might be related to the occurrence of binge eating versus restriction. Hence, different types of emotional eating can represent fruitful targets for tailored psychotherapeutic interventions. While BN and BED might be treated with similar approaches, AN‐BP and AN‐R would need specific treatment modules.

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Profiling motives behind hedonic eating. Preliminary validation of the Palatable Eating Motives Scale

Cited by 118 publications

References 50 publications

An exploratory examination of mindfulness, self-compassion, and mindful eating in relation to motivations to eat palatable foods and BMI

An exploratory examination of mindfulness, self-compassion, and mindful eating in relation to motivations to eat palatable foods and BMI

Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on binge‐eating disorder

Emotional eating across different eating disorders and the role of body mass, restriction, and binge eating

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