Emotion regulation difficulties and problematic mukbang watching: The mediating role of psychological distress and impulsivity
There is accumulating evidence that mukbang (i.e., eating broadcasts) watching may be another emerging online behaviour that has the potential to become uncontrolled and harmful among a small number of individuals. However, there is still a large gap in the literature regarding the psychological and...
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| description | There is accumulating evidence that mukbang (i.e., eating broadcasts) watching may be another emerging online behaviour that has the potential to become uncontrolled and harmful among a small number of individuals. However, there is still a large gap in the literature regarding the psychological and mental health predictors of problematic mukbang watching. Due to the paucity of research, the present study investigated the emotional and psychological correlates of problematic mukbang watching (PMW) including emotion regulation difficulties (ERDs), impulsivity facets (i.e., negative urgency, positive urgency, sensation seeking, lack of premeditation, lack of perseverance), and psychological distress (i.e., depression, anxiety, stress). A total of 513 adults (54% female; Mage = 32.05 years, SD = 11.14) who watched mukbang in the past seven days completed a survey including psychometric assessment tools for the aforementioned variables. ERDs were directly and indirectly related to PMW via anxiety and positive urgency. Daily time spent watching mukbang was also moderately positively associated with PMW. Consequently, the present study suggests that individuals with emotional and psychological impairments may use PMW as a maladaptive coping strategy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fe103bff1e64d0b943c679cfdf87b5b2024-03-14T06:17:15ZengElsevierPsychiatry Research Communications2772-59872024-03-0141100152Emotion regulation difficulties and problematic mukbang watching: The mediating role of psychological distress and impulsivityKagan Kircaburun0Andrew Harris1Filipa Calado2Mark D. Griffiths3International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK; Education Faculty, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey; Corresponding author. Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK.International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UKInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UKInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UKThere is accumulating evidence that mukbang (i.e., eating broadcasts) watching may be another emerging online behaviour that has the potential to become uncontrolled and harmful among a small number of individuals. However, there is still a large gap in the literature regarding the psychological and mental health predictors of problematic mukbang watching. Due to the paucity of research, the present study investigated the emotional and psychological correlates of problematic mukbang watching (PMW) including emotion regulation difficulties (ERDs), impulsivity facets (i.e., negative urgency, positive urgency, sensation seeking, lack of premeditation, lack of perseverance), and psychological distress (i.e., depression, anxiety, stress). A total of 513 adults (54% female; Mage = 32.05 years, SD = 11.14) who watched mukbang in the past seven days completed a survey including psychometric assessment tools for the aforementioned variables. ERDs were directly and indirectly related to PMW via anxiety and positive urgency. Daily time spent watching mukbang was also moderately positively associated with PMW. Consequently, the present study suggests that individuals with emotional and psychological impairments may use PMW as a maladaptive coping strategy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277259872300051XMukbangProblematic mukbang watchingEmotion regulationImpulsivityDepressionAnxiety |
| spellingShingle | Kagan Kircaburun Andrew Harris Filipa Calado Mark D. Griffiths Emotion regulation difficulties and problematic mukbang watching: The mediating role of psychological distress and impulsivity Psychiatry Research Communications Mukbang Problematic mukbang watching Emotion regulation Impulsivity Depression Anxiety |
| title | Emotion regulation difficulties and problematic mukbang watching: The mediating role of psychological distress and impulsivity |
| title_full | Emotion regulation difficulties and problematic mukbang watching: The mediating role of psychological distress and impulsivity |
| title_fullStr | Emotion regulation difficulties and problematic mukbang watching: The mediating role of psychological distress and impulsivity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emotion regulation difficulties and problematic mukbang watching: The mediating role of psychological distress and impulsivity |
| title_short | Emotion regulation difficulties and problematic mukbang watching: The mediating role of psychological distress and impulsivity |
| title_sort | emotion regulation difficulties and problematic mukbang watching the mediating role of psychological distress and impulsivity |
| topic | Mukbang Problematic mukbang watching Emotion regulation Impulsivity Depression Anxiety |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277259872300051X |
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