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ArticleNutrients2026

The Relationship Between Emotional Eating Behavior and Internet Addiction in Junior High School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Xinru Li, Benli Xue, Haoran Wu, Anfei Luo, Lingli Yang, Xinyi Xu, Zhaodi Chen, Huang Lin, Chichen Zhang

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Article in Nutrients, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Xinru LiSchool of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Benli XueSchool of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Haoran WuSchool of Health Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.ORCID 0009-0008-4490-9183
Anfei LuoShenzhen Longhua District Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Lingli YangSchool of Health Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Xinyi XuSchool of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Zhaodi ChenShenzhen Longhua District Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Huang LinKey Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences of Colleges and Universities in Guangdong Province for Collaborative Innovation of Health Management Policy and Precision Health Service, Guangzhou 510515, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0218-2966
Chichen ZhangSchool of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.

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General Program of the Planning Project of Guangdong Philosophy and Social Science GD23CGL06General Program of the Planning Project of Guangdong Philosophy and Social Science GD25YGG14Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences of Colleges and Universities in Guangdong Province 2015WSY0010Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences of Colleges and Universities in Guangdong Province 2023WSYS005Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province B2025151National Natural Science Foundation of China 72274091
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Abstract

objectivesWith the rapid development of digital technology, the risk of internet addiction among adolescents has increased. However, the influence mechanism of emotional eating behavior on internet addiction remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the association pathway of emotional eating on internet addiction in junior high school students and test the chain-mediating effects of sleep quality (sleep quality was measured using the PSQI, with higher scores indicating poorer sleep quality) and depression.

methodsBased on data from 3245 junior high school students in Shenzhen, China, internet addiction was measured using Young's questionnaire, and emotional eating was assessed via the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire's subscale. The PROCESS macro (Model 6) was used to test the chain-mediating effects.

resultsEmotional eating was positively but modestly associated with internet addiction (

conclusionsBased on cross-sectional data, this study found that emotional eating is associated with internet addiction through the independent and chain-mediating effects of sleep quality and depression, revealing a statistical mediation pathway of "maladaptive emotion regulation → circadian disruption → psychopathology → addictive behavior." These findings provide a basis for interventions targeting sleep management and emotional regulation.

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Adolescent BehaviorBehavior, AddictiveEmotional EatingFeeding BehaviorInternet Addiction DisorderStudentsAdolescentChinaCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionDigital MediaEmotionsFemaleHumansInternetMaledepressionemotional eating behaviorinternet addictionsleep quality

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PMID41829970
PMCPMC12986662

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