Spikman, Selma (2024) The Relation between Deficits in Emotion Regulation Skills Use and Eating in the Absence of Hunger in University Students. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The current study aimed to discover if deficits in emotion regulation skills (ERS) use are related to higher levels of eating in the absence of hunger (EAH) in university students. Firstyear university students (N=369, ages ranging from 17-36) completed questionnaires that assessed success of ERS use and levels of EAH. Associations were examined between ERS and EAH total and three EAH subscales; negative affect, fatigue / boredom, and external eating. In concordance with the expectations, the results showed that there is a significant, small to medium negative correlation between use of ERS and levels of EAH and that ERS correlated the highest with negative affect EAH. These findings add to the evidence for the theory that deficits in ERS use are related to higher levels of EAH in university students, which might be explained through deficits in ERS causing more negative affect which can trigger EAH. Through these findings a detailed image of the relation between ERS and levels of EAH is created, which in the future could be used to enhance clinical interventions for disorders and health problems related to overeating. Keywords: Eating in the absence of hunger, 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: | 15 Jul 2024 07:06 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jul 2024 07:06 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3856 |
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