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Relationship Between Emotional Eating and Stress Levels in Pregnant Women and Affecting Factors

Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2 31 Ağustos 2025
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Relationship Between Emotional Eating and Stress Levels in Pregnant Women and Affecting Factors

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Aim: Correlations between emotional eating and stress during pregnancy and related factors were examined in the present study. Material and Methods: An analytical-cross-sectional study design was employed. Two hundred and eighty-two women with pregnancy in the third trimester visiting a public hospital for follow-up made up the sample. The Emotional Eating Scale, the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale, and a questionnaire form were instruments to collect data. Kruskal-Wallis test, Independent samples t-test, descriptive statistical analyses, one-way ANOVA, and Mann-Whitney U test were the methods of data analysis Results: Among women with pregnancy, one-third experienced their first pregnancy, and most had completed primary school. An important correlation was detected between participants’ emotional eating and education levels. Those who slept six hours or less during pregnancy and those who did not engage in at least thirty minutes of sports three days a week exhibited higher distress levels. Additionally, 43.3% of the women with pregnancy did not change their meal count during this period, while 41.5% ate due to emotions rather than hunger, indicating that eating habits influenced their mental state. All reasons for eating among women with pregnancy were found to impact their emotional eating. A significant positive correlation was observed between the two scales (p=0.007). Conclusion: A difference was detected between the characteristics of the women with pregnancy and stress and emotional eating tendencies. As their distress increased, the level of their emotional eating increased as well. It can be recommended that women with pregnancy receive stress management training, nutritional counseling, and psychological support, and be encouraged to do physical activity

Anahtar Kelimeler

Destekleyen Kurum

YOK

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışma için etik kurul onayı Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Girişimsel Olmayan Klinik Araştırmalar Etik Kurulu’ndan (tarih: 02 Ağustos 2023, sayı: E-76261397-050.99-394226, Karar No: 1) alınmıştır.

Teşekkür

YOK

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Doğumun Psikososyal Yönleri ve Perinatal Ruh Sağlığı, Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Sistemleri (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Ağustos 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

18 Ocak 2025

Kabul Tarihi

18 Temmuz 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Yüksel, R., & Dündar, T. (2025). Relationship Between Emotional Eating and Stress Levels in Pregnant Women and Affecting Factors. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea, 9(2), 205-213. https://doi.org/10.29058/mjwbs.1621582
AMA
1.Yüksel R, Dündar T. Relationship Between Emotional Eating and Stress Levels in Pregnant Women and Affecting Factors. Med J West Black Sea. 2025;9(2):205-213. doi:10.29058/mjwbs.1621582
Chicago
Yüksel, Rüveyda, ve Tuğba Dündar. 2025. “Relationship Between Emotional Eating and Stress Levels in Pregnant Women and Affecting Factors”. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 9 (2): 205-13. https://doi.org/10.29058/mjwbs.1621582.
EndNote
Yüksel R, Dündar T (01 Ağustos 2025) Relationship Between Emotional Eating and Stress Levels in Pregnant Women and Affecting Factors. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 9 2 205–213.
IEEE
[1]R. Yüksel ve T. Dündar, “Relationship Between Emotional Eating and Stress Levels in Pregnant Women and Affecting Factors”, Med J West Black Sea, c. 9, sy 2, ss. 205–213, Ağu. 2025, doi: 10.29058/mjwbs.1621582.
ISNAD
Yüksel, Rüveyda - Dündar, Tuğba. “Relationship Between Emotional Eating and Stress Levels in Pregnant Women and Affecting Factors”. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 9/2 (01 Ağustos 2025): 205-213. https://doi.org/10.29058/mjwbs.1621582.
JAMA
1.Yüksel R, Dündar T. Relationship Between Emotional Eating and Stress Levels in Pregnant Women and Affecting Factors. Med J West Black Sea. 2025;9:205–213.
MLA
Yüksel, Rüveyda, ve Tuğba Dündar. “Relationship Between Emotional Eating and Stress Levels in Pregnant Women and Affecting Factors”. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea, c. 9, sy 2, Ağustos 2025, ss. 205-13, doi:10.29058/mjwbs.1621582.
Vancouver
1.Rüveyda Yüksel, Tuğba Dündar. Relationship Between Emotional Eating and Stress Levels in Pregnant Women and Affecting Factors. Med J West Black Sea. 01 Ağustos 2025;9(2):205-13. doi:10.29058/mjwbs.1621582

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