Investigating the Links Between Food Addiction, Emotional Dysregulation, Impulsivity and Quality of Life in Brazilian and Canadian College Students: A Network Analysis

IF 2.9 3区医学 Q3 NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics Pub Date : 2024-12-30 DOI:10.1111/jhn.70006

Rosemeire Aparecida Simone Dejavitte, Carla Cristina Enes, Hyoun S. Kim, Laura Soares da Silva, André Luiz Monezi Andrade

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Abstract

Introduction

Food addiction (FA) has been associated with emotional dysregulation, impulsivity and reduced quality of life, but its interrelationships remain underexplored. This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to examine these connections using network analysis.

Methods

Data were collected from 1777 university students in Brazil and Canada through an online survey. Participants were classified into three groups based on the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (mYFAS 2.0): No food addiction (NFA), mild food addiction (MFA) and moderate/severe food addiction (MSFA).

Results

The MSFA group reported significantly higher levels of depression, anxiety, stress, impulsivity and emotional dysregulation, as well as lower quality of life compared to the other groups. Network analysis identified stress as the most influential variable in both samples, whereas impulsivity played a key role in connecting FA with emotional problems, particularly, in the MSFA group.

Conclusions

This study addresses this gap by identifying impulsivity as central to the co-occurrence of FA and emotional dysfunction, thereby offering insights for future research and interventions targeting FA.

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研究巴西和加拿大大学生食物成瘾、情绪失调、冲动和生活质量之间的关系：网络分析。

食物成瘾（FA）与情绪失调、冲动和生活质量下降有关，但其相互关系仍未得到充分探讨。这项横断面描述性研究旨在使用网络分析来检验这些联系。方法：采用在线调查的方法，对巴西和加拿大的1777名大学生进行调查。根据改良的耶鲁食物成瘾量表2.0 （mYFAS 2.0）将参与者分为3组：无食物成瘾（NFA）、轻度食物成瘾（MFA）和中/重度食物成瘾（MSFA）。结果：与其他组相比，MSFA组报告的抑郁、焦虑、压力、冲动和情绪失调水平明显更高，生活质量也较低。网络分析发现，在两个样本中，压力是影响最大的变量，而冲动在将FA与情绪问题联系起来方面发挥了关键作用，尤其是在MSFA组中。结论：本研究通过确定冲动是FA和情绪功能障碍共同发生的核心，从而解决了这一差距，从而为未来针对FA的研究和干预提供了见解。

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Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 医学-营养学

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

15.20%

发文量

133

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing papers in applied nutrition and dietetics. Papers are therefore welcomed on: - Clinical nutrition and the practice of therapeutic dietetics - Clinical and professional guidelines - Public health nutrition and nutritional epidemiology - Dietary surveys and dietary assessment methodology - Health promotion and intervention studies and their effectiveness - Obesity, weight control and body composition - Research on psychological determinants of healthy and unhealthy eating behaviour. Focus can for example be on attitudes, brain correlates of food reward processing, social influences, impulsivity, cognitive control, cognitive processes, dieting, psychological treatments. - Appetite, Food intake and nutritional status - Nutrigenomics and molecular nutrition - The journal does not publish animal research The journal is published in an online-only format. No printed issue of this title will be produced but authors will still be able to order offprints of their own articles.