The prediction of unhealthy eating behaviors and attitudes based on the emotion dyregulation and ineffective reactions in girls students aged 14 to 20

One of the most important traumatic problems among female students is unhealthy behaviors and attitudes related to eating that can increase tension in their normal relationships. Therefore, the present study aims to predict the unhealthy eating behaviors and attitudes based on the emotion dyregulation and ineffective reactions in female students aged 14 to 20 in Kermanshah city.

 The present study was cross-sectional. The target population included all female students aged 14-20 years old in Kermanshah in 2018, out of whom 150 were selected through convenient sampling method. The research tools included: eating feedback questionnaire, inefficient reactions questionnaire, and emotion deregulation questionnaire. To analyze the data, Pearson correlation coefficient, multivariate regression analysis, and Focal correlation were used. Data were finally analyzed by SPSS-22.

 The results showed that ineffective reactions and emotional deregulation had a significant effect on unhealthy eating behaviors and attitudes (P<0.001). In addition, the results of the analysis indicated that predictive variables could explain 27 percent of the changes related to unhealthy eating behaviors and attitudes.

The results of this study showed that unhealthy eating behaviors and attitudes in adolescent girls could challenge the mental and physical health of this group, so it can be suggested that therapists pay more attention to this issue.