Investigation of Food Addiction and Impulsivity Relations Biological Rhythms Differences and Insomnia in University Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S284-S285
Author(s):  
A. Kandeger ◽  
Y. Selvi
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Food Addiction ◽  
Biological Rhythms ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Yale Food Addiction Scale ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Psychological Instruments

ObjectiveIncreasing prevalence of obesity in the world and increasing role of processed foods in daily life has led to become the focal point of food addiction. This study aims to investigation of food addiction and impulsivity relations biological rhythms differences and insomnia in university students.MethodOne thousand and five hundred students planned to participate who studies in Konya Selcuk University central campus. Participants were to fill out the test during their classes under physician supervision. The volunteers completed a package of psychological instruments including the Morningness–Eveningness Questionnaire, Yale Food Addiction Scale, Insomnia Severity Index, and Barratt Impulsiveness Scale administered by two investigators in their classrooms.ResultsIn total, 1323 forms were suitable for statistical analysis. The mean age was 20.83, mean BMI was 22.02. Food addiction prevalence was 18.2%. Our study showed that association between the eveningness type and food addiction (P < 0.045). Also, the eveningness type and insomnia were in positive correlation in impulsivity (P < 0.001).ConclusionThis study has explored the association between eveningness type of biological rhythms, food addiction, insomnia and impulsivity.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Validation of the Italian Yale Food Addiction Scale in postgraduate university students

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gian Mauro Manzoni ◽  
Alessandro Rossi ◽  
Giada Pietrabissa ◽  
Giorgia Varallo ◽  
Enrico Molinari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Food Addiction ◽  
Yale Food Addiction Scale

Attachment styles and severity of pathological gambling: Preliminary evaluations

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S396-S396 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Testa ◽  
P. Grandinetti ◽  
M. Pascucci ◽  
A. Bruschi ◽  
P. Parente ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pathological Gambling ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
South Oaks Gambling Screen ◽  
Clinical Role ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
The Relationship

IntroductionThe addictive behaviors can be seen as attachment disorders. To our knowledge, the literature on the relationship between pathological gambling (PG) and attachment styles is still poorly represented. However, in addicted patients, the identification of secure or insecure attachment styles seems to have serious implications for the therapeutic alliance and the treatment.ObjectivesTo examine the clinical role of attachment styles in the PG patients.AimsTo study the relationships between the different attachment styles and PG and the severity of PG.MaterialsWe recruited 33 patients with GP according to DSM-IV-TR criteria; all patients were abstinent from addictive behaviors at least since one month, the experiences in close relationships (ECR) was administered to investigate attachment styles, the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) to investigate the severity of gambling.ResultsThe subjects showed the following attachment styles (Table 1). Ambivalent attachment style correlates with high scores to the SOGS (P < 0.001), and with a shorter period of abstinence from PG (P = 0.022). Patients with ambivalent attachment style have increased severity of PG at SOGS, correlating with higher raw score on the anxiety factor of ECR and lower raw score on avoidance factor (for both P = 0.036).ConclusionsPatients showed ambivalent attachment, and anxiety factor correlates with a greater severity of PG. Attachment style could be a severity index of PG. Our findings need to be replicated in larger groups, also widening the target of other addictions both chemical and behavioral.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Food Addiction and Lifestyle Habits among University Students

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1352
Author(s):  
Cristina Romero-Blanco ◽  
Antonio Hernández-Martínez ◽  
María Laura Parra-Fernández ◽  
María Dolores Onieva-Zafra ◽  
María del Carmen Prado-Laguna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Food Addiction ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Obese People ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Yale Food Addiction Scale

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing in our society, with a complex, multifactorial origin, and associated with greater morbidity and mortality in the population. Food addiction (FA) is a common disorder in overweight/obese people, which appears to be increasingly common in young people. This study analyzed food addiction in a group of young university students and to examine its association with body composition, quality of sleep, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, physical activity/sedentary habits, tobacco or alcohol consumption, and health status. A total of 536 undergraduate nursing students participated in a questionnaire that included the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS 2.0). Up to 6.4% of the students presented FA. Statistically significant associations were observed in the variables for sleep quality odds ratio (OR) 4.8 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.66–13.87), anxiety/depression OR 8.71 (95% CI: 3.93–19.27), body mass index (BMI) OR 8.32 (95% CI: 3.81–18.15) and sedentary lifestyle OR 2.33 (95% CI: 1.09–5.01). A predictive model was developed after binary logistic regression (area under the ROC curve 0.84 (95% CI: 0.77–0.91). Students with FA presented higher BMI values, worse sleep quality, anxiety or depression problems, and more time spent in sedentary behaviors.

scholarly journals The Association between Symptoms of Nomophobia, Insomnia and Food Addiction among Young Adults: Findings of an Exploratory Cross-Sectional Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 711
Author(s):  
Haitham Jahrami ◽  
Ammar Abdelaziz ◽  
Latifa Binsanad ◽  
Omar A. Alhaj ◽  
Mohammed Buheji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Food Addiction ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Yale Food Addiction Scale ◽  
Insomnia Severity ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

No previous research has examined the association between symptoms of nomophobia and food addiction. Similarly, only a few studies have examined the association between nomophobia and symptoms of insomnia. This exploratory study utilized an online self-administered, structured questionnaire that included: basic sociodemographic and anthropometrics; the nomophobia questionnaire (NMP-Q); the insomnia severity index (ISI); and the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) in a convenience sample of young adults (18–35 years) in Bahrain (n = 654), 304 (46%) males and 350 (54%) females. Symptoms of severe nomophobia, moderate-severe insomnia, and food addiction were more common among female participants both for each disorder separately and in combination; however, differences did not reach statistical significance. For severe nomophobia, the rate for females was 76 (21.7%) and for males was 57 (18.8%) p = 0.9. For moderate-severe insomnia, the rate for females was 56 (16%) and for males was 36 (11.84%) p = 0.1. For food addiction, the rate for females was 71 (20.29%) and for males was 53 (17.43%) p = 0.3. A statistically significant association was present between nomophobia and insomnia r = 0.60, p < 0.001. No association was found between nomophobia and food addiction. Nomophobia is very common in young adults, particularly in females; nomophobia is associated with insomnia but not with food addiction.

The royal road to the obesity: A case report of food addiction

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s866-s866
Author(s):  
A. Kandeger ◽  
H. Bozkurt
Keyword(s):  
Animal Studies ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Food Addiction ◽  
Female Adolescent ◽  
Behavioral Approach ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Royal Road ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Competing Interest

Increasing prevalence of obesity in the world and increasing role of processed foods in daily life has led to become the focal point of food addiction. In recent years, the animal studies and human brain imaging studies demonstrated the neurobiological and behavioral similarities between drug addiction and food addiction. Here, we aim to present a 13-year-old, female, adolescent who applied with complaints of anger and irritability and shows serious addictive behaviors of chocolate. Our patient with increasing chocolate consumption in the last two years was using atomoxetine 60 mg/day with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). She gradually needs more chocolate to be satisfied. She has complained of nervousness, irritability and serious chocolate-seeking behavior during chocolate deprivation. She gained weight in proportion to the increase in chocolate consumption. Her daily diet was increasingly deteriorated. We used behavioral approach and sertraline in her treatment and were observed that partially benefit from treatment. Combined data from retrospective accounts of adults and prospective observations of youth indicates that juveniles with ADHD are at increased risk for cigarette smoking and substance abuse and behavioral addiction such as Internet addiction, gambling and sex addiction during adolescence. Recognition of the food addiction is important to fight against obesity, strengthening the treatment of choice in the food addiction and take political measures against food addiction are becoming inevitable.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Role of Emotional Intelligence in Managing Stress Among University Students

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iram Feroz ◽  
Asma Parveen ◽  
Iftekhar Ahmed ◽  
Nandita Choube
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
University Students ◽  
Managing Stress

Role of Islamic religiosity in predicting academic motivation of university students.

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shameem Fatima ◽  
Musferah Mehfooz ◽  
Sumera Sharif
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Academic Motivation

Dimensional Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children 2.0

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma T. Schiestl ◽  
Ashley N. Gearhardt
Keyword(s):  
Food Addiction ◽  
Yale Food Addiction Scale

Moderating Role of Learning Strategies Between Meta-Cognitive Awareness and Study Habits Among University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (Spring 2019) ◽  
pp. 215-231
Author(s):  
Mussarat J. Khan ◽  
Seemab Rasheed
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
University Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Study Habits ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Cognitive Awareness

The purpose of present study is to examine the role of learning strategies as moderator between meta-cognitive awareness and study habits among university students. Sample comprises of 200 students (100 male students and 100 female students) of various universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi with age ranging from 18-25 years. In order to assess study variables questionnaires were used included Meta-Cognitive Awareness Inventory (Schraw & Dennison, 1994) measuring two-components of meta-cognition that are knowledge and regulation of cognition. Study habits demonstrated by the students were measured by the Study Habits Inventory (Wrenn, 1941). Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (Pintrich, Smith, Garcia, & McKeachie, 1991) which includes motivation and learning strategies scales. In the present study, only the learning strategies section was utilized, which measures the cognitive strategies and resource management strategies. Results revealed positive correlation between research instruments and are also having good reliability. Regression analysis reflected that meta-cognitive awareness predicts study habits among university students. Regression analysis also suggested that learning strategies including resource management strategies and cognitive strategies significantly moderates the relationship between meta-cognitive awareness and study habits. It is also explored gender differences on learning strategies, meta-cognitive awareness and study habits. Future implications of the study were also discussed.

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