THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEEN EMOTIONAL EATING AND PERCEIVED STRESS AND LONELINESS IN YOUNG ADULTS

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This research was conducted in a descriptive-relationship-seeking design to examine the relationship between perceived stress and loneliness in by young adults and emotional eating. The data were collected through an online form on June 2nd-30th, 2021 using the random snowball method and 377 people participated in the research. Personal Information Form, Perceived Stress Scale-10, UCLA Loneliness Scale Short Form, and Emotional Eating Scale were used as data collection tools. The analysis was conducted with Mann-Whitney U, Kruskall-Wallis H, and Spearman correlation tests, and Adjusted Bonferroni test for post-hoc analyzes by Kruskal-Wallis H was employed. The perceived stress levels of young adults in women, job seekers, those with lower income than expenditure and those with chronic diseases; loneliness in those whose lower income than expenditure; emotional eating was found to be higher in women, singles, and overweight-obese BMIs (p<0.05). When the subscales of the emotional eating scale and BMI subgroups are compared, it is seen that as the BMI level increases, the scores of being unable to prevent the desire to eat and feeling of guilt increase (p<0.05). It was determined that there is a positive relationship between loneliness and emotional eating (r=.181; p<.001); perceived stress and emotional eating (r=.244; p<.001); perceived stress and loneliness (r=.328; p<.001). Further research is recommended to better explain emotional eating.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• young adult
• perceived stress
• loneliness
• emotional eating

GENÇ YETİŞKİNLERDE ALGILANAN STRES VE YALNIZLIĞIN DUYGUSAL YEME İLE İLİŞKİSİ

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Bu araştırma genç yetişkinlerde algılanan stres ve yalnızlığın duygusal yeme ile ilişkisini incelemek amacıyla tanımlayıcı-ilişki arayıcı desende yapılmıştır. Veriler gelişi güzel kartopu yöntemiyle 2-30 Haziran 2021 tarihinde çevrimiçi olarak toplanmış ve 377 kişi araştırmaya katılmıştır. Veri toplama araçları olarak Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Algılanan Stres Ölçeği-10,UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği Kısa Formu ve Duygusal Yeme Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizi Mann-Whitney U, Kruskall-Wallis H ve Spearman korelasyon testleri ile yapılmış, Kruskall-Wallis H post-hoc analizler için Düzeltilmiş Bonferroni testi kullanılmıştır. Genç yetişkinlerin algılanan stres düzeylerinin kadınlarda, iş arayanlarda, geliri giderinden düşük olanlarda ve kronik hastalığı olanlarda; yalnızlığın geliri giderinden düşük olanlarda; duygusal yemenin ise kadınlarda, bekar olanlarda ve BKI aşırı kilolu-obez olanlarda yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur (p<0.05). Duygusal yeme ölçeğinin alt ölçekleri ile BKI alt grupları karşılaştırıldığında BKI düzeyi arttıkça yeme isteğini engelleyememe ve suçluluk hissi puanlarının arttığı görülmektedir (p<0.05). Yalnızlık ve duygusal yeme (r=.181; p<.001); algılanan stres ve duygusal yeme (r=.244; p<.001); algılanan stres ve yalnızlık arasında (r=.328; p<.001) pozitif yönlü ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir. Duygusal yemenin daha iyi açıklanmasına yönelik ileri düzey araştırmaların yapılması önerilmektedir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• genç yetişkin
• algılanan stres
• yalnızlık
• duygusal yeme

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