Academic‐Related Factors and Emotional Eating in Adolescents |
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| Authors: | Ashley Chamberlin MS RDN Selena Nguyen‐Rodriguez PhD MPH Virginia B Gray PhD RDN Wendy Reiboldt PhD Caitlin Peterson BS Donna Spruijt‐Metz PhD |
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| Institution: | 1. California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840Present address: 215 Belmont Avenue Apt# 8, Long Beach, CA 90803.;2. Department of Health Science, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840;3. Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840;4. Department of Psychology and Center for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, 635 Downey Way, Suite 405, Los Angeles, CA 90089‐3332 |
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| Abstract: | BACKGROUND Existing literature indicates a relationship between stress and emotional eating in adults, yet limited research has examined the impact of school‐related stress on emotional eating in adolescents. This study investigated the influence of academic factors on emotional eating among minority adolescents. METHODS A survey was implemented among a sample of minority adolescents (N = 666) to investigate the relationship between emotional eating and 3 academic factors: academic self‐esteem, grade point average (GPA), and academic worries. Forced‐entry multiple linear regressions were used to test for relationships. RESULTS Findings indicate that GPA, academic self‐esteem, and academic worries were related to emotional eating scores in adolescents. There were no significant differences in academic factors between emotional eaters and nonemotional eaters. CONCLUSIONS Additional research is needed to further elucidate the complex interaction between emotional eating behavior and academics. |
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| Keywords: | academic self‐esteem grade point average emotional eating adolescent health school‐related stress |
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