Sex Differences in Emotions and Eating Behaviors among People Affected by Obesity
Relatively little research has examined sex differences among people affected by obesity. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between negative emotions and eating behaviors, taking into account the role of biological sex. The final sample consists of 200 candidates for bariatric surg...
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| author | Carmela Mento Amelia Rizzo Antonio Bruno Maria Catena Silvestri Clemente Cedro Iman Komaei Giuseppe Navarra Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello |
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| description | Relatively little research has examined sex differences among people affected by obesity. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between negative emotions and eating behaviors, taking into account the role of biological sex. The final sample consists of 200 candidates for bariatric surgery, 62 males (31%) and 138 females (69%), aged from 18 to 60 years (M = 40.71; SD = 11.30). Participants were screened with the Binge Scale Questionnaire (BSQ) and individually evaluated with the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) and the Profile of Mood States (POMS). Correlations were calculated by splitting the sample by sex. Analyses of the relationship between negative emotions and eating behavior showed a large number of correlations in the sample of women and few correlations in men. The differences between women and men with obesity suggest the need for a different theoretical construct that explains the differentiated mechanisms of functioning and lays the foundations for specific therapeutic paths. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5940f4f46365455a8654dfe9b0d4699f2023-11-24T13:39:36ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252022-12-011212166310.3390/brainsci12121663Sex Differences in Emotions and Eating Behaviors among People Affected by ObesityCarmela Mento0Amelia Rizzo1Antonio Bruno2Maria Catena Silvestri3Clemente Cedro4Iman Komaei5Giuseppe Navarra6Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello7Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging, University Hospital of Messina “G. Martino”, 98125 Messina, ItalyPsychiatric Unit, University Hospital of Messina “G. Martino”, 98125 Messina, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging, University Hospital of Messina “G. Martino”, 98125 Messina, ItalyPsychiatric Unit, University Hospital of Messina “G. Martino”, 98125 Messina, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging, University Hospital of Messina “G. Martino”, 98125 Messina, ItalyDepartment of General Surgery, University Hospital of Messina “G. Martino”, 98125 Messina, ItalyDepartment of General Surgery, University Hospital of Messina “G. Martino”, 98125 Messina, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging, University Hospital of Messina “G. Martino”, 98125 Messina, ItalyRelatively little research has examined sex differences among people affected by obesity. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between negative emotions and eating behaviors, taking into account the role of biological sex. The final sample consists of 200 candidates for bariatric surgery, 62 males (31%) and 138 females (69%), aged from 18 to 60 years (M = 40.71; SD = 11.30). Participants were screened with the Binge Scale Questionnaire (BSQ) and individually evaluated with the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) and the Profile of Mood States (POMS). Correlations were calculated by splitting the sample by sex. Analyses of the relationship between negative emotions and eating behavior showed a large number of correlations in the sample of women and few correlations in men. The differences between women and men with obesity suggest the need for a different theoretical construct that explains the differentiated mechanisms of functioning and lays the foundations for specific therapeutic paths.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/12/1663obesityemotional eatingsex differencesbariatric surgery |
| spellingShingle | Carmela Mento Amelia Rizzo Antonio Bruno Maria Catena Silvestri Clemente Cedro Iman Komaei Giuseppe Navarra Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello Sex Differences in Emotions and Eating Behaviors among People Affected by Obesity Brain Sciences obesity emotional eating sex differences bariatric surgery |
| title | Sex Differences in Emotions and Eating Behaviors among People Affected by Obesity |
| title_full | Sex Differences in Emotions and Eating Behaviors among People Affected by Obesity |
| title_fullStr | Sex Differences in Emotions and Eating Behaviors among People Affected by Obesity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sex Differences in Emotions and Eating Behaviors among People Affected by Obesity |
| title_short | Sex Differences in Emotions and Eating Behaviors among People Affected by Obesity |
| title_sort | sex differences in emotions and eating behaviors among people affected by obesity |
| topic | obesity emotional eating sex differences bariatric surgery |
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