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Academic-Related Factors and Emotional Eating in Adolescents
Ashley Chamberlin1, Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez2, Virginia B Gray3
1California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840.
Background:
Existing literature indicates a relationship between stress and emotional eating in adults, yet limited research has examined the impact of school-related stress on emotional eating in adolescents. This study investigated the influence of academic factors on emotional eating among minority adolescents.
Methods:
A survey was implemented among a sample of minority adolescents (N = 666) to investigate the relationship between emotional eating and 3 academic factors: academic self-esteem, grade point average (GPA), and academic worries. Forced-entry multiple linear regressions were used to test for relationships.
Results:
Findings indicate that GPA, academic self-esteem, and academic worries were related to emotional eating scores in adolescents. There were no significant differences in academic factors between emotional eaters and nonemotional eaters.
Conclusions:
Additional research is needed to further elucidate the complex interaction between emotional eating behavior and academics.
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