Emotional Eating, Health Behaviours, and Obesity in Children: A 12-Country Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Eating in response to negative emotions (emotional eating, EE) may predispose an individual to obesity. Yet, it is not well known how EE in children is associated with body mass index (BMI) and health behaviours (i.e., diet, physical activity, sleep, and TV-viewing). In the present study, we examined these associations in a cross-sectional sample of 5426 (54% girls) 9⁻11-year-old children from 12 countries and five continents. EE, food consumption, and TV-viewing were measured using self-administered questionnaires, and physical activity and nocturnal sleep duration were measured with accelerometers. BMI was calculated using measured weights and heights. EE factor scores were computed using confirmatory factor analysis, and dietary patterns were identified using principal components analys

SUBMITTER: Jalo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6412589 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature