Eating when bored: revision of the emotional eating scale with a focus on boredom.
Health Psychol
; 31(4): 521-4, 2012 Jul.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22004466
OBJECTIVE: The current study explored whether eating when bored is a distinct construct from other negative emotions by revising the emotional eating scale (EES) to include a separate boredom factor. Additionally, the relative endorsement of eating when bored compared to eating in response to other negative emotions was examined. METHOD: A convenience sample of 139 undergraduates completed open-ended questions regarding their behaviors when experiencing different levels of emotions. Participants were then given the 25-item EES with 6 additional items designed to measure boredom. RESULTS: On the open-ended items, participants more often reported eating in response to boredom than the other emotions. Exploratory factor analysis showed that boredom is a separate construct from other negative emotions. Additionally, the most frequently endorsed item on the EES was "eating when bored". CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that boredom is an important construct, and that it should be considered a separate dimension of emotional eating.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tedio
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Ingestión de Alimentos
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Emociones
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Psychol
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos