Impulsivity and consideration of future consequences as moderators of the association between emotional eating and body weight status.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emotional eating (EmE) is characterized by an over consumption of food in response to negative emotions and is associated with an increased weight status. Consideration of Future Consequences (CFC) or a low level of impulsivity could influence the association between EmE and weight status. The objective was to analyze the moderating influence of CFC and impulsivity on the relationship between EmE and BMI.

Methods

A total of 9974 men and 39,797 women from the NutriNet-Santé cohort study completed the revised 21-item Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire to assess their EmE, the CFC questionnaire (CFC-12) to assess their level of time perspective, and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) to assess their impulsivity. Weight and height were self-reported each year ove

SUBMITTER: Benard M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6127957 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature