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Are overeating and food addiction related to distress tolerance? An examination of residents with obesity from a U.S. metropolitan area

Kozak, Andrea T., Davis, Jessica, Brown, Ryan, Grabowski, Matthew·2017·Obesity Research & Clinical Practice

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Objective Low distress tolerance (DT) is an inability to handle negative emotions. There is strong support for the connection between low DT and substance addiction, which suggests that the former might be related to food addiction (FA). Previous work found that low DT was related to overeating in a college sample. The current study had two primary aims: (1) to determine whether low DT is associated with overeating in a sample of participants with diverse races and incomes, and (2) to investigate the relationships among DT and body mass index (BMI) as well as DT and FA symptoms. DT as a moderator of the association between general overeating and FA was also explored. Methods One hundred and ninety residents of Metropolitan Detroit communities (mean age: 41.71; 45.8% male; 34.7% non-White race; 47.4% with obesity) completed the DT Scale, Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire, Three Factor Eating Questionnaire, and Yale FA Scale. BMI was based on measured weight and height. Results After adjusting for covariates, linear regression models found significant negative relationships between DT and emotional eating (P Conclusion These findings suggest interventions targeting low DT should be considered to reduce overeating, which is a precursor and maintenance factor of obesity and FA.

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Authors
Kozak, A. T., Davis, J., Brown, R., & Grabowski, M.
Affiliations
Oakland University (US)
Corresponding author
Kozak, Andrea T.
Venue
Obesity Research & Clinical Practice
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-05
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
287-298
ISSN
1871-403X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2537816830
Cited by
37
References
60
Citations by year
2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2
FWCI
3.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Obesity Research & Clinical Practice (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
distress tolerance, food addiction, overeating, obesity, emotional eating, external eating, disinhibition, body mass index, dietary habits, moderation, substance addiction
MeSH terms
Food Addiction, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Emotions, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Hyperphagia, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress, Psychological, United States, Body Mass Index, Young Adult

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