Emotional Dysregulation and Emotional Eating in Hospitalized Adults with Obesity: The Mediating Role of Worry and Rumination
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Procedures
2.2. Measures
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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n (%) | M (SD) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Males | 53 (58.9%) | |
Females | 37 (41.1%) | ||
Age | 50.8 (10.9) | ||
BMI | 46.4 (9.40) | ||
Region of origin-Italy | Northern | 77 (85.6%) | |
Central | 3 (3.3%) | ||
Southern | 10 (11.1%) | ||
Marital status | Single | 41 (46.1) | |
Cohabiting | 30 (33.7%) | ||
Married | 14 (15.7%) | ||
Separated/divorced | 5 (4.5%) | ||
Educational level | Middle school | 28 (31.1%) | |
High school | 51 (56.7%) | ||
Bachelor’s degree | 11 (12.2%) | ||
Occupation | Employed | 37 (41.6%) | |
Self-employed | 18 (20.2%) | ||
Retired | 9 (10.1%) | ||
Unemployed | 20 (22.5) | ||
Other | 6 (5.6%) | ||
DERS | 84.81 (20.26) | ||
PSWQ | 45.22 (12.17) | ||
RRS | 38.82 (12.39) | ||
ARS | 29.92 (9.01) | ||
EE-DEBQ | 1.49 (1.08) |
Males (n = 53) M (SD) | Females (n = 37) M (SD) | t (p) | Cohen’s d Effect Size | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DERS | 81.6 (20.35) | 89.4 (19.52) | −1.80 (0.076) | −0.385 |
PSWQ | 43.0 (11.21) | 48.4 (12.95) | −2.08 (0.041) * | −0.445 |
RRS | 36.1 (11.24) | 42.8 (13.05) | −2.61 (0.011) * | −0.560 |
ARS | 25.9 (8.67) | 28.4 (9.43) | −1.26 (0.211) | −0.270 |
EE-DEBQ | 1.20 (0.95) | 1.90 (1.12) | −3.15 (0.002) * | −0.675 |
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Guerrini Usubini, A.; Ducale, S.; Bondesan, A.; Frigerio, F.; Tringali, G.; Cornacchia, M.; Nibbio, F.; Castelnuovo, G.; Sartorio, A. Emotional Dysregulation and Emotional Eating in Hospitalized Adults with Obesity: The Mediating Role of Worry and Rumination. J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14, 3871. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14113871
Guerrini Usubini A, Ducale S, Bondesan A, Frigerio F, Tringali G, Cornacchia M, Nibbio F, Castelnuovo G, Sartorio A. Emotional Dysregulation and Emotional Eating in Hospitalized Adults with Obesity: The Mediating Role of Worry and Rumination. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(11):3871. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14113871
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuerrini Usubini, Anna, Sara Ducale, Adele Bondesan, Francesca Frigerio, Gabriella Tringali, Mauro Cornacchia, Ferruccio Nibbio, Gianluca Castelnuovo, and Alessandro Sartorio. 2025. "Emotional Dysregulation and Emotional Eating in Hospitalized Adults with Obesity: The Mediating Role of Worry and Rumination" Journal of Clinical Medicine 14, no. 11: 3871. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14113871
APA StyleGuerrini Usubini, A., Ducale, S., Bondesan, A., Frigerio, F., Tringali, G., Cornacchia, M., Nibbio, F., Castelnuovo, G., & Sartorio, A. (2025). Emotional Dysregulation and Emotional Eating in Hospitalized Adults with Obesity: The Mediating Role of Worry and Rumination. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(11), 3871. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14113871