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Prevalence and Predictors of Emotional Eating among Healthy Young Saudi Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- The global prevalence of emotional eating in overweight and obese populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953) · 2025Pooled it
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- Relationship between Mental Health and Emotional Eating during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Eating Disorders Spectrum During the COVID Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- The relationship between psychological distress and weight maintenance in weight cycling: mediating role of eating behavior.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Eating Motives and Other Factors Predicting Emotional Overeating during COVID-19 in a Sample of Polish Adults.Nutrients · 2021Trial
- Beyond Lockdown: The Potential Side Effects of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Public Health.Nutrients · 2021Trial
- Associations of Emotional Eating with Perceived Stress and Sleep Quality Among University Students: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Academic stress is associated with emotional eating behavior among postgraduate students.BMC public health · 2026Article
- From Traits to Clusters: Emotional-Sensory-Regulatory Eating Profiles in Generation Z with Implications in Sustainable Food Behavior.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Associations Between Restrained, Emotional, and External Eating Behaviors and Obesity Among Saudi Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Physical activity enjoyment and attitudes toward healthy nutrition in women: associations and demographic differences.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Prevalence of negative emotional eating in middle-aged adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Exploring Sleep and Physical Activity among Young Adults Across Asia: A Systematic Literature Review.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2025Review
- The relationship between perceived stress and emotional eating among university students in Saudi Arabia.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- Gut-Brain Axis in Obesity: How Dietary Patterns Influence Psychological Well-Being and Metabolic Health?Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- How negative life events affect emotional eating in Chinese adolescents: moderated mediation model.BJPsych open · 2025Article
- Effects of Perceived Stress on Problematic Eating: Three Parallel Moderated Mediation Models.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Association of Maternal Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods with Feeding Practices and Malnutrition in Breastfed Infants: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Beyond the Physical: Understanding the Emotional, Psychological, and Social Factors Affecting Women's Health Today.Cureus · 2025Review
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Abstract
Emotional eating (EE) is prevalent among women and is associated with obesity. The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and mandatory quarantine increased the risk of mental symptoms and, inferentially, emotional eating (EE). We investigated the EE prevalence and predictors during this pandemic. Overall, 638 women, ages 18-39, completed an online survey incorporating the Emotional Eating Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. We asked about nutrition and collected data on weight, height, and pandemic responses. Most respondents (47.2%) reported low EE; 40.4% were "moderate" and 12.4% "high" emotional eaters; 42.8% reported depression, 27% anxiety, 71% moderate stress, and 12.5% severe stress. The main EE indicators/predictors were fat intake (β = 0.192,
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