Abstract
Comparing individuals of varying weight statuses on their identification and regulation of emotions may increase our understanding of mechanisms that drive excess weight gain and highlight more precise weight regulation targets. In Study I (N = 1333), adults with obesity had reduced self-reported attention to and repair of emotions compared to adults with overweight or normal weight. In Study II (N = 85), adults with obesity had deficits in assessor-administrated tasks of strategic emotional intelligence (i.e. understanding and using emotional information for self-management). Problems identifying and regulating emotions could impact emotion regulation processes that lead to problematic behaviors associated with eating and weight gain.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 941-952 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Health Psychology |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2019 |
Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Portions of this work were supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH063262), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (F32 HD089586), and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (T32 HS000078).
Keywords
- emotion regulation
- emotional intelligence
- obesity
- overweight
- weight status
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology
