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ArticleBJPsych open2025

How negative life events affect emotional eating in Chinese adolescents: moderated mediation model.

Rong Tan, Tao Huang, Yiru Li, Yuhe Zhang, Xijin Li, Xuanxuan Lin, Zhenjiang Liao, Qiuping Huang

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Rong TanDepartment of Psychology, School of Humanities and Management, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Tao HuangMental Health Center, Jiangmen Preschool Education College, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China.
Yiru LiMental Health Center, Dongguan Jiarong Foreign Language School, Dongguan, Guangdong, China.
Yuhe ZhangMental Health Center, Dongguan Jiarong Foreign Language School, Dongguan, Guangdong, China.
Xijin LiMental Health Center, Dongguan Jiarong Foreign Language School, Dongguan, Guangdong, China.
Xuanxuan LinSchool of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Zhenjiang LiaoDepartment of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3949-2682
Qiuping HuangDepartment of Psychology, School of Humanities and Management, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China.

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backgroundEmotional eating, the tendency to eat in response to negative emotions, is rising among adolescents and linked to obesity and mental health issues. While negative life events contribute to emotional eating, the roles of self-control and social support remain unclear.

aimsThis study examined the relationship between negative life events and emotional eating in adolescents, testing self-control as a mediator and perceived social support as a moderator.

methodA sample of 740 Chinese high school students (aged 14-18) completed validated measures of negative life events, self-control, perceived social support, and emotional eating. Data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, USA)and PROCESS macro for mediation/moderation effects.

resultsNegative life events predicted higher emotional eating (

conclusionsNegative life events increase emotional eating, but self-control and social support play key roles. Interventions targeting these factors may reduce emotional eating and improve adolescent well-being.

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emotional eatingNegative life eventsperceived social supportself-control

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