ArticleBMC nursing2025
Psychosocial predictors of emotional eating among Thai nurses: a cross-sectional study.
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- Occupational Stress, Nutritional Health, and Physical Pain Among Hong Kong Schoolteachers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- The cost of caring: emotion regulation difficulties mediate burnout and emotional overeating in nurses.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Appetite for coping: a latent profile analysis of typological heterogeneity in nurse burnout and emotional eating.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundNurses face high levels of stress and burnout that contribute to unhealthy coping behaviors, including emotional eating. While studies have examined psychosocial correlates of emotional eating, evidence remains limited in Thailand. This study aimed to investigate the association between psychosocial factors and emotional eating among Thai nurses.
methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among 168 nurses working across Thailand between January and May 2025. Data were collected using validated instruments, including the Jenkins Sleep Questionnaire, Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and the Emotional Eating Questionnaire. Multiple linear regression was used to identify psychosocial predictors.
resultsThe model explained 33% of the variance in emotional eating. Client-related burnout (B = 0.054, p = 0.007), anxiety (B = 0.526, p < 0.001), and depression (B = 0.233, p = 0.034) were positively associated with emotional eating, while personal burnout was negatively associated (B = -0.057, p = 0.009). Sleep problems and work-related burnout were not found to be significant.
conclusionsPersonal burnout showed an inverse relationship, highlighting the complex and domain-specific nature of burnout in relation to coping behaviors. Interventions should target the reduction of client-related stress and psychological distress, alongside resilience-building strategies, to mitigate emotional eating and promote the well-being of nurses.
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