The Mediating Role of Psychological Inflexibility in the Relationship Between Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Eating in Adult Individuals With Obesity
The aim of this cross-sectional study is to investigate the role of psychological inflexibility in the relationship between anxiety and depression and emotional eating in a sample of 123 inpatient Italian adult individuals with obesity. Participants completed the Anxiety and Depression subscales of...
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| author | Anna Guerrini Usubini Anna Guerrini Usubini Giorgia Varallo Emanuele Maria Giusti Roberto Cattivelli Valentina Granese Simone Consoli Ilaria Bastoni Clarissa Volpi Gianluca Castelnuovo Gianluca Castelnuovo |
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| description | The aim of this cross-sectional study is to investigate the role of psychological inflexibility in the relationship between anxiety and depression and emotional eating in a sample of 123 inpatient Italian adult individuals with obesity. Participants completed the Anxiety and Depression subscales of the Psychological General Well-Being Inventory, the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, and the Emotional Eating subscale of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire to assess anxiety and depression, psychological inflexibility, and emotional eating, respectively. Results showed that the indirect effect of PGWBI-A on DEBQ-EE through AAQ-II was significant [b = −0.0155; SE = 0.076; 95% BC-CI (−0.0320 to −0.023)]. Similarly, the indirect effect of PGWBI-D on DEBQ-EE through AAQ-II was significant [b = −0.0383; SE = 0.0207; 95% BC-CI (−0.0810 to −0.0002)]. These findings may help to plan and develop specific psychological interventions aimed at addressing emotional eating through targeting psychological inflexibility to be included in obesity treatment programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5517309177ff4bb3bfe32b4f429105842022-12-22T04:34:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-04-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.861341861341The Mediating Role of Psychological Inflexibility in the Relationship Between Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Eating in Adult Individuals With ObesityAnna Guerrini Usubini0Anna Guerrini Usubini1Giorgia Varallo2Emanuele Maria Giusti3Roberto Cattivelli4Valentina Granese5Simone Consoli6Ilaria Bastoni7Clarissa Volpi8Gianluca Castelnuovo9Gianluca Castelnuovo10Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyIstituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, ItalyIstituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, Milan, ItalyIstituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, Milan, ItalyIstituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, Milan, ItalyIstituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, ItalyThe aim of this cross-sectional study is to investigate the role of psychological inflexibility in the relationship between anxiety and depression and emotional eating in a sample of 123 inpatient Italian adult individuals with obesity. Participants completed the Anxiety and Depression subscales of the Psychological General Well-Being Inventory, the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, and the Emotional Eating subscale of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire to assess anxiety and depression, psychological inflexibility, and emotional eating, respectively. Results showed that the indirect effect of PGWBI-A on DEBQ-EE through AAQ-II was significant [b = −0.0155; SE = 0.076; 95% BC-CI (−0.0320 to −0.023)]. Similarly, the indirect effect of PGWBI-D on DEBQ-EE through AAQ-II was significant [b = −0.0383; SE = 0.0207; 95% BC-CI (−0.0810 to −0.0002)]. These findings may help to plan and develop specific psychological interventions aimed at addressing emotional eating through targeting psychological inflexibility to be included in obesity treatment programs.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.861341/fullanxietydepressionpsychological inflexibilityemotional eatingobesity rehabilitation |
| spellingShingle | Anna Guerrini Usubini Anna Guerrini Usubini Giorgia Varallo Emanuele Maria Giusti Roberto Cattivelli Valentina Granese Simone Consoli Ilaria Bastoni Clarissa Volpi Gianluca Castelnuovo Gianluca Castelnuovo The Mediating Role of Psychological Inflexibility in the Relationship Between Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Eating in Adult Individuals With Obesity Frontiers in Psychology anxiety depression psychological inflexibility emotional eating obesity rehabilitation |
| title | The Mediating Role of Psychological Inflexibility in the Relationship Between Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Eating in Adult Individuals With Obesity |
| title_full | The Mediating Role of Psychological Inflexibility in the Relationship Between Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Eating in Adult Individuals With Obesity |
| title_fullStr | The Mediating Role of Psychological Inflexibility in the Relationship Between Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Eating in Adult Individuals With Obesity |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Mediating Role of Psychological Inflexibility in the Relationship Between Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Eating in Adult Individuals With Obesity |
| title_short | The Mediating Role of Psychological Inflexibility in the Relationship Between Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Eating in Adult Individuals With Obesity |
| title_sort | mediating role of psychological inflexibility in the relationship between anxiety depression and emotional eating in adult individuals with obesity |
| topic | anxiety depression psychological inflexibility emotional eating obesity rehabilitation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.861341/full |
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