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  • Title: Effects of negative mood induction and impulsivity on self-perceived emotional eating.
    Author: Bekker MH, van de Meerendonk C, Mollerus J.
    Journal: Int J Eat Disord; 2004 Dec; 36(4):461-9. PubMed ID: 15558635.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: The current study investigates the influence of negative mood induction and impulsivity on self-perceptions with respect to emotional eating. Negative affect as well as high impulsivity was expected to increase levels of self-perceived emotional eating. METHOD: College students who were high versus low in impulsivity were assigned randomly to either a negative (failure on a quiz) or a neutral mood induction. Their levels of self-perceived emotional eating were measured after and before mood induction. RESULTS: Negative affect appeared to enhance the level of self-perceived emotional eating significantly (p < .01). There was no statistically significant effect of impulsivity. The interaction effect of affect and impulsivity approached significance (p = .08), indicating that highly impulsive subjects compared with subjects low in impulsivity were more strongly influenced by negative affect in self-perceived emotional eating. DISCUSSION: Negative affect substantially influences self-perceptions in terms of emotional eating, which is relevant for both prevention and treatment.
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