Keil, Marlene (2024) Eating in the Absence of Hunger: The Role of Punishment Sensitivity and Emotion Regulation Skills. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Obesity is on the rise, resulting in various health risks such as heart disease and diabetes. Eating beyond satiety, without the presence of hunger cues (eating in the absence of hunger), may be a contributing factor to this increase. Eating in the absence of hunger (EAH) can occur due to emotional or external factors. This study aimed to investigate whether the factors of punishment sensitivity (PS); punishment responsivity (PR) and motivation to avoid punishment (PM), could predict EAH. Additionally, we looked at whether emotion regulation skills (ERS) can mediate the relationship between the factors of PS and EAH. 368 first-year psychology students at the University of Groningen (75.8% female) completed self-report online questionnaires to assess their PS, ERS and EAH. Findings indicated that both PR and PM predicted increased EAH and predicted a lower level of ERS. ERS partially mediated the relationship between PR and EAH, but not between PM and EAH. Further exploration revealed that the emotional component of EAH was strongly associated with PR and partially mediated by ERS, while the external component of EAH showed no relationship with ERS, PR or PM. These findings highlight that ERS may be a viable target for interventions, especially regarding EAH arising from an emotional source. Keywords: eating in the absence of hunger, punishment sensitivity, punishment responsivity, motivation to avoid punishment, emotion regulation skills
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Jonker, N.C. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2024 06:43 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2024 06:43 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3851 |
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