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Determinants of disordered eating behaviors: Body mass index, emotional eating, dietary restriction, and motives for eating palatable foods / Determinantes de comportamentos alimentares desordenados: índice de massa corporal, alimentação emocional, restrição alimentar e motivos para comer alimentos palatáveis
Mortas, Hande; Varli, Semra Navruz; Bilici, Saniye.
  • Mortas, Hande; Gazi University. Faculty of Health Science. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. Ankara. TR
  • Varli, Semra Navruz; Gazi University. Faculty of Health Science. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. Ankara. TR
  • Bilici, Saniye; Gazi University. Faculty of Health Science. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. Ankara. TR
Rev. Nutr. (Online) ; 36: e220086, 2023. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1521592
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT

Objective:

The study aimed to investigate the relationships between body mass index, reasons for consuming palatable foods, emotional eating, cognitive dietary restraint, and disordered eating behaviors in young adults.

Methods:

This study was conducted with 800 young adults, in Ankara, Türkiye. A questionnaire consisting of questions about socio-demographic characteristics, health status, and instruments including Eating Attitudes Test-26, Emotional Appetite Questionnaire, Palatable Eating Motives Scale, and The Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire were applied through face-to-face interviews.

Results:

According to the Eating Attitudes Test-26, 17.2% of males and 27.7% of females were at risk for disordered eating behaviors (χ2=9.750, p=0.002). The mean scores of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-emotional eating, cognitive restraint subscales, and the positive and negative scores of the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire were higher in males than in females (p<0.05). The mean scores of the Palatable Eating Motives Scale-coping and reward enhancement motives were higher in females, while the mean score for the conformity motives was significantly higher in males. Body mass index, Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-cognitive restraint subscale, Emotional Appetite Questionnaire-negative, and PEMS-conformity motives were found for predictors for Eating Attitudes Test-26 (all p<0.05).

Conclusion:

The results showed a high tendency for emotional eating, consumption of palatable foods, and cognitive dietary restraint in young adults, and these factors were considered determinants for eating disorders.
RESUMO
RESUMO

Objetivo:

O objetivo do estudo foi investigar as relações entre o índice de massa corporal, as razões para consumir alimentos palatáveis, o comer emocional, a restrição alimentar cognitiva e os comportamentos de desordem alimentar em jovens adultos.

Métodos:

Este estudo foi realizado com 800 jovens adultos, em Ancara, na Turquia. Foi aplicado um questionário composto por perguntas sobre características sociodemográficas, estado de saúde e instrumentos, incluindo o Eating Attitudes Test-26, o Emotional Appetite Questionnaire, a Palatable Eating Motives Scale e o The Three-Fator Eating Questionnaire, através de entrevistas presenciais.

Resultados:

De acordo com o Eating Attitudes Test-26, 17,2% dos homens e 27,7% das mulheres estavam em risco de desenvolver comportamentos alimentares desordenados (χ2=9,750, p=0,002). As pontuações médias do Three-Fator Eating Questionnaire-emotional eating, as subescalas de restrição cognitiva e as pontuações positivas e negativas do Emotional Appetite Questionnaire foram mais elevadas no sexo masculino do que no feminino (p<0,05). As pontuações médias da Palatable Eating Motives Scale - motivos de coping e de aumento da recompensa - foram mais elevadas no sexo feminino, enquanto a pontuação média para os motivos de conformidade foi significativamente mais elevada no sexo masculino. O índice de massa corporal, o Three-Fator Eating Questionnaire-subescala de contenção cognitiva, o Emotional Appetite Questionnaire-negativo e o PEMS-motores de conformidade foram encontrados como preditores do Eating Attitudes Test-26 (todos p<0,05).

Conclusão:

Os resultados mostraram uma elevada tendência para a alimentação emocional, o consumo de alimentos palatáveis e a restrição alimentar cognitiva em adultos jovens, sendo estes factores considerados determinantes para as perturbações alimentares.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Feeding and Eating Disorders / Feeding Behavior Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Rev. Nutr. (Online) Journal subject: Ciˆncias da Nutri‡Æo / Nutri‡Æo em Sa£de P£blica Year: 2023 Type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey Institution/Affiliation country: Gazi University/TR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Feeding and Eating Disorders / Feeding Behavior Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Rev. Nutr. (Online) Journal subject: Ciˆncias da Nutri‡Æo / Nutri‡Æo em Sa£de P£blica Year: 2023 Type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey Institution/Affiliation country: Gazi University/TR