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Haoyu Guo1,2, Ziyi Ye3, Jinfeng Han1,2
1Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
Nutrients
|June 13, 2025
Summary
Perceived stress impacts eating behaviors, with irrational beliefs acting as a key mediator. Negative coping styles also influence stress-related eating, highlighting the need for cognitive interventions.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Behavioral Science
- Health Psychology
Background:
- Stress significantly impacts health behaviors, especially problematic eating patterns.
- The psychological mechanisms linking stress and problematic eating require further investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the mediating role of irrational health beliefs.
- To examine the moderating role of negative coping styles.
- To understand the relationship between perceived stress and restrained, emotional, and external eating.
Main Methods:
- Online survey administered to 929 emerging adults (57.8% female).
- Self-reported data collected on perceived stress, irrational health beliefs, coping styles, and eating behaviors.
- Statistical analysis including mediation and moderation models.
Main Results:
- Perceived stress positively correlated with restrained, emotional, and external eating.
- Irrational health beliefs partially mediated these associations.
- Negative coping styles moderated the link between stress and restrained/emotional eating, but not external eating.
Conclusions:
- Cognitive factors like irrational beliefs and coping styles play a crucial role in stress-induced eating.
- Interventions should target cognitive restructuring of health beliefs.
- Promoting adaptive coping strategies is essential for managing stress and preventing unhealthy eating.
Keywords:
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