The Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience in the Relationship Between High School Students’ Emotional Eating and Emotional Appetite

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 14 Sayı: 2, 406 - 417, 30.08.2025

Aysu Bayram Saptır

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Objective: This study examines the mediating role of psychological resilience in the relationship between emotional appetite and emotional eating among high school students. Materials and Methods: This correlational study was conducted in two Anatolian high schools located in the city center of Balıkesir, with the participation of 683 high school students. Data were collected using the Emotional Eating Scale, the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire, the Child and Youth Resilience Measure, and a sociodemographic information form. Data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0, through which Pearson correlation analysis, hierarchical regression analysis, and Hayes' Process macro were applied. Results: Psychological resilience was found to have a partial mediating role in the relationship between emotional appetite and emotional eating. Additionally, female students had higher emotional eating scores compared to male students; however, no significant gender differences were observed in emotional appetite or psychological resilience. Conclusion: It was found that the effect of emotional appetite on emotional eating among high school students was weakened by psychological resilience. Therefore, psychological resilience may be considered a protective factor in preventing emotional eating behavior.
Keywords: Psychological Resilience, Emotional Appetite, Emotional Eating, Mediating Role

Anahtar Kelimeler

Psychological Resilience , Emotional Appetite , Emotional Eating , Mediating Role

Lise Öğrencilerinde Duygusal Yeme ve Duygusal İştah Arasındaki İlişkide Psikolojik Sağlamlığın Aracı Rolü

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Amaç: Bu araştırma, lise öğrencilerinde duygusal yeme ile duygusal iştah arasındaki ilişkide psikolojik sağlamlığın aracı rolünü incelemektedir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu ilişkisel araştırma, Balıkesir il merkezindeki iki Anadolu Lisesinde yürütülmüştür. Araştırmaya 683 lise öğrencisi katılmıştır. Veriler; Duygusal Yeme Ölçeği, Duygusal İştah Anketi ve Çocuk ve Genç Psikolojik Sağlamlık Ölçeği, sosyodemografik bilgi formu ile toplanmıştır. Veriler SPSS 26.0 programıyla analiz edilmiş; Pearson korelasyon analizi, hiyerarşik regresyon analizi ve Hayes’in Process makrosu uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Psikolojik sağlamlığın duygusal iştah ve duygusal yeme arasındaki ilişkide kısmi bir aracı rol oynadığını bulunmuştur. Ayrıca, kız öğrencilerin duygusal yeme puanlarının erkeklere kıyasla daha yüksek olduğu, ancak duygusal iştah ve psikolojik sağlamlık açısından cinsiyetler arasında anlamlı bir fark olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Lise öğrencilerinde duygusal iştahın duygusal yeme üzerindeki etkisinin psikolojik sağlamlık tarafından zayıflatıldığı, dolayısıyla psikolojik sağlamlığın duygusal yeme davranışını önlemede koruyucu bir faktör olabileceği düşünülmektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Psikolojik Sağlamlık, Duygusal İştah, Duygusal Yeme, Aracı Rolü

Anahtar Kelimeler

Psikolojik Sağlamlık , Duygusal İştah , Duygusal Yeme , Aracı Rolü

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