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The role of emotion regulation in childhood obesity: implications for prevention and treatment

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Aparicio, E., Canals, J., Arija, V., De Henauw, S., Michels, N.·2016·Nutrition Research Reviews

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Stress and negative emotions pose a major threat to public health, by increasing the risk of obesity. Since the management process for emotions (emotion regulation; ER) is developed in childhood, we present a novel conceptual framework model for the role of ER in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity. A narrative review of the literature by electronic database search (MEDLINE, Web of Knowledge and Scopus) was conducted of observational and interventional/experimental literature on ER and obesity and the underlying concepts. We also present an overview of ER intervention techniques. Our model indicates that childhood ER is a link between stress and obesity. Stress along with ineffective ER leads to abnormal cortisol patterns, emotional eating, sedentary lifestyle, reduction of physical activity, and sleep problems. Simultaneously, a healthy lifestyle could show benefits on ER and in developing adaptive ER strategies. In the development of obesity and ER, parents also play a role. By contrast, effective ER skills decrease obesity-related unhealthy behaviour and enhance protective factors, which boost health. The literature contains some observational studies of children but very few intervention studies, most of which are pilot or on-going studies. In conclusion, encouraging effective ER could be a useful new approach for combating and treating childhood obesity. Future ER intervention studies are needed to confirm the validity of this model in children.

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Authors: Aparicio, E., Canals, J., Arija, V., De Henauw, S., & Michels, N.
Affiliations: Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud (ES)
Ghent University (BE)
Corresponding author: Michels, N.
ORCID: Aparicio, E.
Canals, J.
Arija, V.
Michels, N.
Venue: Nutrition Research Reviews
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published: 2016-04-05
Volume: 29
Issue: 1
Pages: 17-29
ISSN: 0954-4224 (ISSN-L)
1475-2700
DOI: 10.1017/s0954422415000153
OpenAlex: W2323906516
Cited by: 157
References: 168
Citations by year: 2026: 10 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 5
FWCI: 1.58
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
Locations: Nutrition Research Reviews (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Rovira & Virgili repository (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Keywords: emotion regulation, childhood obesity, stress, cortisol, emotional eating, sedentary lifestyle, sleep disorders, physical activity, parental influence, obesity prevention, obesity treatment, emotion regulation interventions, conceptual framework
MeSH terms: Child, Emotions, Humans, Parents, Exercise, Sedentary Behavior, Pediatric Obesity

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