Emotion-Driven Eating and Overeating Among Fourth Graders: The Roles of Body Image, Academic Achievement, and Peer and School Factors.

Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0376370 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1746-1561 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00224391 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Sch Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Nov. 2008- : Hoboken, NJ : Wiley
Original Publication: Columbus, Ohio : American Association of School Physicians

Academic Success*; Humans ; Male ; Female ; Body Image ; Schools ; Emotions ; Peer Group ; Hyperphagia

Background: Eating patterns such as breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake have been associated with academic achievement and cognitive function.
Method: The purpose of this study was to learn more about psychological (emotion-driven eating) and behavioral (over-eating) eating patterns and motives, and the roles of body image, academic achievement (reading and math), and social supports (peer acceptance and school attachment), among 378 fourth-grade students (55% boys) from 14 classrooms across 6 schools within a large Midwestern urban area.
Results: Results were analyzed through a 2-group (male and female) path analysis. Boys' overeating (R ²  = 9%) was not significantly predicted. Their emotional eating (R ²  = 22.2%) was negatively, significantly predicted by peer acceptance and interaction of peer acceptance and school attachment. Girls' overeating (R ²  = 13.6%) was negatively, significantly predicted by positive body image. Girls' emotional eating (R ²  = 24.1%) was negatively significantly predicted by positive body image, math scores, and peer acceptance.
Conclusions: Boys' and girls' eating patterns are differentially affected by their school experiences.
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Keywords: academic achievement; emotional eating; over-eating behavior; peer acceptance; school attachment

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