Negative Emotional Eating among Obese Individuals with and without Binge Eating Behavior and Night Eating Syndrome

作者：Roer Sarah; Latzer Yael^*; Geliebter Allan

来源：Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, 2014, 51(3): 219-225.

Objective: To assess and compare negative emotional eating among individuals with and without Night Eating Syndrome (NES) and Binge Eating behavior (BE).
Method: The sample consisted of 76 obese participants, who were divided into four groups: the NES Only group; the BE Only group; the BE & NES group; and the overweight control group with neither BE or NES.
Results: Results showed significantly higher negative emotional eating among the BE Only group, whereas those with NES Only did not report eating in direct response to negative emotions and situations.
Discussion: Results suggest that individuals with BE may be using food as a maladaptive coping mechanism, while individuals with NES eat in the evening hours as a way to avoid the experience of negative emotions.

• 出版日期2014