Anxiety and Food Addiction in Men and Women: Results From the Longitudinal LIFE-Adult-Study
BackgroundAnxiety is a widespread phenomenon, and it is connected to disordered eating and obesity. We want to analyze the connection between anxiety and food addiction (FA) over two points in time to better understand the directionality of the association. Since there are gender differences with re...
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| author | Felix S. Hussenoeder Alexander Pabst Ines Conrad Margrit Löbner Christoph Engel Christoph Engel Samira Zeynalova Nigar Reyes Heide Glaesmer Andreas Hinz Veronica Witte Matthias L. Schroeter Matthias L. Schroeter Kerstin Wirkner Toralf Kirsten Toralf Kirsten Markus Löffler Arno Villringer Steffi G. Riedel-Heller |
| author_facet | Felix S. Hussenoeder Alexander Pabst Ines Conrad Margrit Löbner Christoph Engel Christoph Engel Samira Zeynalova Nigar Reyes Heide Glaesmer Andreas Hinz Veronica Witte Matthias L. Schroeter Matthias L. Schroeter Kerstin Wirkner Toralf Kirsten Toralf Kirsten Markus Löffler Arno Villringer Steffi G. Riedel-Heller |
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| description | BackgroundAnxiety is a widespread phenomenon, and it is connected to disordered eating and obesity. We want to analyze the connection between anxiety and food addiction (FA) over two points in time to better understand the directionality of the association. Since there are gender differences with regard to anxiety and eating, we are also interested in differences between men and women.MethodsWe used data from the population-based LIFE-Adult-Study (N = 1,474) at time 1 (baseline) and time 2 (first follow-up) to analyze the connections between anxiety (GAD-7) and FA (YFAS) using a multiple group latent cross-lagged panel model with female and male participants as groups. We controlled for age, marital status, socioeconomic status and social support.ResultsAnxiety (women: β = 0.50, p ≤ 0.001; men: β = 0.59, p ≤ 0.001) as well as FA (women: β = 0.37, p ≤ 0.001; men: β = 0.58, p ≤ 0.001) exhibited stability over time for both genders. We found a significant association between anxiety at time 1 and FA at time 2 for women (β = 0.25, p ≤ 0.001) but not for men (β = 0.04, p = 0.10), and significant associations between FA at time 1 and anxiety at time 2 for women (β = 0.23, p ≤ 0.001) as well as men (β = 0.21, p ≤ 0.001).ConclusionFood addiction longitudinally affects anxiety, independent of gender and other sociodemographic variables. In addition, anxiety affects subsequent FA as well, but only in women. Interventions that address FA could reduce anxiety in men and women, while interventions that mitigate anxiety could help prevent FA in women. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-384e9c01e0d34042bafe6d973bb2bb6f2022-12-22T02:28:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-06-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.914358914358Anxiety and Food Addiction in Men and Women: Results From the Longitudinal LIFE-Adult-StudyFelix S. Hussenoeder0Alexander Pabst1Ines Conrad2Margrit Löbner3Christoph Engel4Christoph Engel5Samira Zeynalova6Nigar Reyes7Heide Glaesmer8Andreas Hinz9Veronica Witte10Matthias L. Schroeter11Matthias L. Schroeter12Kerstin Wirkner13Toralf Kirsten14Toralf Kirsten15Markus Löffler16Arno Villringer17Steffi G. Riedel-Heller18Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, Leipzig University, Leipzig, GermanyInstitute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, Leipzig University, Leipzig, GermanyInstitute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, Leipzig University, Leipzig, GermanyInstitute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, Leipzig University, Leipzig, GermanyInstitute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, GermanyLeipzig Research Centre for Civilization Diseases, Leipzig University, Leipzig, GermanyInstitute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, GermanyInstitute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, GermanyDepartment of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, GermanyDepartment of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, GermanyMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, GermanyMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, GermanyClinic for Cognitive Neurology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, GermanyLeipzig Research Centre for Civilization Diseases, Leipzig University, Leipzig, GermanyInstitute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, GermanyDepartment for Medical Data Science, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, GermanyInstitute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, GermanyMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, GermanyInstitute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, Leipzig University, Leipzig, GermanyBackgroundAnxiety is a widespread phenomenon, and it is connected to disordered eating and obesity. We want to analyze the connection between anxiety and food addiction (FA) over two points in time to better understand the directionality of the association. Since there are gender differences with regard to anxiety and eating, we are also interested in differences between men and women.MethodsWe used data from the population-based LIFE-Adult-Study (N = 1,474) at time 1 (baseline) and time 2 (first follow-up) to analyze the connections between anxiety (GAD-7) and FA (YFAS) using a multiple group latent cross-lagged panel model with female and male participants as groups. We controlled for age, marital status, socioeconomic status and social support.ResultsAnxiety (women: β = 0.50, p ≤ 0.001; men: β = 0.59, p ≤ 0.001) as well as FA (women: β = 0.37, p ≤ 0.001; men: β = 0.58, p ≤ 0.001) exhibited stability over time for both genders. We found a significant association between anxiety at time 1 and FA at time 2 for women (β = 0.25, p ≤ 0.001) but not for men (β = 0.04, p = 0.10), and significant associations between FA at time 1 and anxiety at time 2 for women (β = 0.23, p ≤ 0.001) as well as men (β = 0.21, p ≤ 0.001).ConclusionFood addiction longitudinally affects anxiety, independent of gender and other sociodemographic variables. In addition, anxiety affects subsequent FA as well, but only in women. Interventions that address FA could reduce anxiety in men and women, while interventions that mitigate anxiety could help prevent FA in women.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.914358/fullgenderGAD-7YFASanxietylongitudinalfood addiction |
| spellingShingle | Felix S. Hussenoeder Alexander Pabst Ines Conrad Margrit Löbner Christoph Engel Christoph Engel Samira Zeynalova Nigar Reyes Heide Glaesmer Andreas Hinz Veronica Witte Matthias L. Schroeter Matthias L. Schroeter Kerstin Wirkner Toralf Kirsten Toralf Kirsten Markus Löffler Arno Villringer Steffi G. Riedel-Heller Anxiety and Food Addiction in Men and Women: Results From the Longitudinal LIFE-Adult-Study Frontiers in Psychiatry gender GAD-7 YFAS anxiety longitudinal food addiction |
| title | Anxiety and Food Addiction in Men and Women: Results From the Longitudinal LIFE-Adult-Study |
| title_full | Anxiety and Food Addiction in Men and Women: Results From the Longitudinal LIFE-Adult-Study |
| title_fullStr | Anxiety and Food Addiction in Men and Women: Results From the Longitudinal LIFE-Adult-Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anxiety and Food Addiction in Men and Women: Results From the Longitudinal LIFE-Adult-Study |
| title_short | Anxiety and Food Addiction in Men and Women: Results From the Longitudinal LIFE-Adult-Study |
| title_sort | anxiety and food addiction in men and women results from the longitudinal life adult study |
| topic | gender GAD-7 YFAS anxiety longitudinal food addiction |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.914358/full |
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