Eating competence is related to executive function skills in college students

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS
Cristen L. Harris , Haley Chapman , Nicole Groves
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Abstract

Purpose

This study aimed to determine the relationship between eating competence (EC) and executive function (EF) skills in college students.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was part of a larger study in which an online survey was administered during autumn quarter 2020 to undergraduate students at a northwestern U.S. public university. Sociodemographic data were collected, along with measures of EC (16-item Satter Eating Competence Inventory, ecSI-2.0™) and EF skills (27-item Executive Function Index, EFI). Multiple linear regression was used to examine the ecSI-2.0™ total score and its four domain scores with each of the five EF skills.

Results

Of the 1996 respondents included in the final analyses, 40.2 % were eating competent (total ecSI-2.0™ ≥32). The mean ecSI-2.0™ score among participants was 28.7. Gender distribution was 72.0 % women, 23.3 % men, and 4.7 % trans-and-gender non-conforming (TGNC) or preferred not to answer. EFI scores were higher among women (70.9) than among men (68.2) and TGNC (64.9). Both total ecSI-2.0™ score and the contextual skills domain were significantly associated with four of the EFI subscales. Internal regulation was related to impulse control and motivational drive. Further significant associations were found with other domains of ecSI-2.0™ and specific EFI subscales.

Conclusion

EF skills are associated with EC in college students, particularly skills related to food management and internal regulation. Since both EF and EC can be developed, this study offers promise for future research in an increasingly gender-diverse and neurodiverse college population during a time of increasing independence and autonomy.

大学生的进食能力与执行功能技能有关
目的 本研究旨在确定大学生饮食能力(EC)与执行功能(EF)技能之间的关系。方法 本横断面研究是一项大型研究的一部分,在 2020 年秋季对美国西北部一所公立大学的本科生进行了在线调查。调查收集了社会人口学数据,以及EC(16个项目的萨特饮食能力问卷,ecSI-2.0™)和EF技能(27个项目的执行功能指数,EFI)的测量数据。研究人员使用多元线性回归法对ecSI-2.0™总分及其四个领域分数与五项EF技能中的每一项进行了检验。结果 在最终分析的1996名受访者中,40.2%的人具有饮食能力(ecSI-2.0™总分≥32)。参与者的平均 ecSI-2.0™ 得分为 28.7 分。性别分布为:72.0% 为女性,23.3% 为男性,4.7% 为变性和性别不符者(TGNC)或不愿回答者。女性的 EFI 分数(70.9)高于男性(68.2)和 TGNC(64.9)。ecSI-2.0™总分和情境技能领域均与 EFI 的四个分量表有显著关联。内部调节与冲动控制和动机驱动有关。结论EF技能与大学生的EC相关,尤其是与食物管理和内部调节相关的技能。由于EF和EC都是可以发展的,因此这项研究为未来在独立性和自主性不断增强的时代,针对性别日益多元化和神经多样化的大学生群体开展研究提供了希望。
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ACS Applied Bio Materials
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