Associations Between Interpersonal Problems, Negative Affect, and Symptoms of Night Eating Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Research on social support, attachment insecurity, and negative affect in night eating syndrome (NES) is sparse, although these factors have been proposed as key components of etiological models in other eating disorders. This study investigated whether individuals with night eating (NE) symptoms reported lower social support, greater attachment insecurity, and increased negative affect compared to those without, and examined if negative affect mediated the relationship between interpersonal problems (lack of social support, attachment insecurity) and NE symptoms.

Method

A representative German population sample of 2423 participants (1297 women, 53.5%) aged between 18 and 92 years completed the Night Eating Questionnaire. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA)

SUBMITTER: Rottschafer CPH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12336760 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature