scholarly journals The Relationship Between Fears of Compassion, Emotion Regulation Difficulties, and Emotional Eating in College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuwei Zhang ◽  
Mingchun Guo ◽  
Jingyun Wang ◽  
Lihua Lin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Emotional Eating ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Male College ◽  
Fears Of Compassion ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Fear Of Compassion

Although previous research has found the impact of fears of compassion on eating disorders, the mechanism underlying the relationship between fears of compassion and emotional eating remains to be examined. This study aimed to examine the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties in the relationships between fears of compassion and emotional eating in college students, as well as the gender difference in the mediation model. The Fears of Compassion Scale, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, and Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire were completed by 673 college students in Fujian Province, China. Structural Equation Modeling was primarily employed to analyze the data. The results showed that both fear of compassion for self and fear of compassion from others were positively associated with emotion regulation difficulties, which in turn were related to emotional eating for female college students. Emotion regulation difficulties played a significant mediating effect in the relationship between fears of compassion and emotional eating. Comparatively, for male college students, only fear of compassion for self was positively associated with emotion regulation difficulties, but emotion regulation difficulties were not related to emotion eating. Moreover, the mediating effect of emotion regulation difficulties was not significant in the relationship between fears of compassion and emotion eating for male college students. The findings suggest that it is important to improve individuals’ fears of compassion to reduce emotional eating, particularly for female college students.

scholarly journals Three Mediating Pathways of Anxiety and Security in the Relationship between Coping Style and Disordered Eating Behaviors among Chinese Female College Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Wenyue Han ◽  
Zheng Zheng ◽  
Ning Zhang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Coping Style ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Female College ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
The Relationship

Background. According to previous studies, eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors are associated with coping style, anxiety, and sense of security. However, the specific mechanism between them has not been elucidated. The purpose of this study was to explore whether anxiety and sense of security play mediating roles in coping style and disordered eating behaviors among Chinese female college students. Method. Six hundred and ninety-one female college students ( mean   age = 19.36 ; SD = 1.06 ) completed the Simple Coping Style Questionnaire, the Eating Disorder Inventory, the Security Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and a brief demographic survey. The percentage bootstrap method of deviation correction was conducted to determine the mediating effect of anxiety and sense of security on coping style and disordered eating behaviors. Results. Coping style had direct and indirect effects on disordered eating behaviors. Anxiety and sense of security were not only independent mediators in the relationship between coping style and disordered eating behaviors but also chain mediators. Conclusions. The results of the current study provide preliminary evidence that preventive interventions targeting anxiety and sense of security may be feasible for young women who develop disordered eating behaviors due to stress in their lives.

scholarly journals The mediating effect of cognitive appraisal on the relationship between sleep habits and the stress response among Japanese female college students

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noriko Aizawa ◽  
Mika Omori
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Cognitive Appraisals ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Sleep Habits ◽  
Japanese Female ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Undergraduate students tend to develop “evening-type” sleep patterns. Recent research has reported that evening-type and irregular sleep habits are related to physical and mental stress responses, particularly in female students. Although the connection between sleep habits and the stress response has been well documented, the mechanism behind this relationship is currently unknown. Using the transactional model as a framework and female students as our target population, we examined whether sleep habits predict the stress response through the mediation of cognitive appraisals of one’s own sleep habits. Methods Three hundred twenty-one Japanese female college students participated in this study. Participants completed measures of their sleep habits (sleep patterns and sleep irregularity), cognitive appraisals of their sleep habits (including four subscales: commitment, appraisal of influence, appraisal of threat, and controllability), stress responses (depression and anxiety), and control factors. The reliability and validity of the scales used in this study, except for sleep pattern and sleep irregularity, were confirmed in previous studies. Results Multiple-mediation-model analysis indicated that commitment mediates the relationship between sleep pattern and anxiety. Meanwhile, cognitive appraisals, as a whole, were found to have a mediating effect on the relationship between sleep irregularity and depression. Conclusions Our study revealed that cognitive appraisals mediated the relationship between sleep habits and the stress response. The findings also suggest that maintaining a low level of commitment might be effective for reducing anxiety, especially considering the difficulty associated with changing lifestyles. The findings of the present study should be useful for health education related to lifestyle.

scholarly journals The Mediating Effect of Cognitive Appraisal on the Relationship Between Sleep Habits and the Stress Response Among Japanese Female College Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noriko Aizawa ◽  
Mika Omori
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Cognitive Appraisals ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Sleep Habits ◽  
Japanese Female ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background: Undergraduate students tend to develop “evening-type” sleep patterns. However, recent research has reported that evening-type and irregular sleep habits are related to physical and mental stress responses, particularly in female students. Although the connection between sleep habits and the stress response has been well documented, the mechanism behind this relationship is currently unknown. Using the transactional model as a framework and female students as our target population, we examined whether sleep habits predict the stress response through the mediation of cognitive appraisals of one’s own sleep habits.Methods: Three hundred twenty-one Japanese female college students participated in this study. Participants completed measures of their sleep habits (sleep patterns and sleep irregularity), cognitive appraisals of their sleep habits (including four subscales: commitment, appraisal of influence, appraisal of threat, and controllability), stress responses (depression and anxiety), and control factors. The reliability and validity of the scales used in this study, except for sleep pattern and sleep irregularity, were confirmed in previous studies. Results: Multiple-mediation-model analysis indicated that commitment mediates the relationship between sleep pattern and anxiety. Meanwhile, cognitive appraisals, as a whole, were found to have a mediating effect on the relationship between sleep irregularity and depression. Conclusions: Our study revealed that cognitive appraisals mediated the relationship between sleep habits and the stress response. The findings also suggest that maintaining a low level of commitment might be effective for reducing anxiety, especially considering the difficulty associated with changing lifestyles. The findings of the present study should be useful for health education related to lifestyle.

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