Üniversite öğrencilerinde beden imgesi, algılanan stres ve tanılar üstü risk etmenlerinin duygusal yemeyle ilişkileri: Bir yapısal eşitlik modeli
The associations of emotional eating to body image, perceived stress, and transdiagnostic risk factors in college students: A structural equation model

Summary/Abstract: Emotional eating (EE), which is a maladaptive method for coping with negative affect, is associated with various eating disorders (ED). Body image (BI) is important in EDs associated with EE. The period of emerging adulthood is risky for EE and negative BI. In planning interventions focused on EE and negative BI, which underline certain EDs, it is important to determine the relationship of these variables to precursory constructs. This study aimed to test a path model where EE was explained by BI, perceived stress, and transdiagnostic risk factors of perfectionism, mindfulness, and cognitive flexibility among college students (N = 388). The study was cross-sectional and correlational. Data were collected using the Demographic Information Form, Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire, Perceived Stress Scale, Body-Cathexis Scale, Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, Mindfulness Scale, and Cognitive Flexibility Scale. Data were analyzed with an independent samples t-test, Pearson correlation, and path analysis. Results showed that there were no gender differences in transdiagnostic factors, while females had significantly worse BI, perceived stress, and EE mean scores compared to males. It was found that all variables were correlated with varying power. The explanatory model, which was revised after path analysis, showed that mindfulness directly affected EE and also had an indirect effect through perceived stress and BI, respectively. Perfectionism and cognitive flexibility did not have direct effects on EE but were associated with EE via perceived stress and BI. Clinical implications of the findings were addressed in terms of designing interventions for young adults with EE.

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