A supressão dos pensamentos acerca da comida e fatores de vulnerabilidade para as perturbações da alimentação e da ingestão: O papel mediador da ingestão alimentar emocional

Abstract

The eating disorders (ED) are associated to a decrease in physical and psychological well being, with an increase in frequency in recent years. The objectives of this study were to examine the differences between men and women in terms of food thought suppression, emotional eating (depression, anxiety and anger) and vulnerability factors for ED (body dissatisfaction, discrepancy of BMI and carrying out diets) and explore the association between these variables. It was also intended to explore the mediating role of emotional eating (depression, anxiety and anger) in the relationship between food thought suppression and vulnerability factors for ED. The sample consisted of 287 participants and data were collected online. The results revealed that women have higher levels of food thought suppression, emotional eating (depression) and diets, compared to men. Correlations were found between food thought suppression, emotional eating (depression, anxiety and anger) and vulnerability factors for ED. Finally it was found that emotional eating (depression) mediated food thought suppression in body dissatisfaction, what did not happen when carrying out diets, and emotional eating (anger) mediated food thought suppression in discrepancy of BMI. Collected data can contribute to clinical intervention at the level of the role of emotional eating in the vulnerability factors for ED.

Date of Award	2021
Original language	Portuguese
Supervisor	Patrícia M. Pascoal (Supervisor) & ÁGATA CRISTIANA MORGADO SALVADOR (Supervisor)