Eating behaviours of normal and overweight female undergraduate students in positive and negative emotions

Emotional well-being affects eating behaviour, whether making an individual eat less or more than they normally do. This paper aimed to compare behaviour between normal and overweight female undergraduate students in response positive negative emotions. cross-sectional study was conducted among 166 university students. Data collection involved the assessments of participants’ anthropometric measurements obtain body mass index (BMI) two self-administered questionnaires measure emotions; Appetite Questionnaire (EMAQ) Eating Junk Food (EJFQ). from groups were compared differences Both (Mean = 5.96±1.05) 5.60±0.81) participants reported no changes levels under The results also showed that both BMI categories “ate less” when experienced For EJFQ, there significant difference junk food However, revealed group has tendency choose pizza (X 2 (1) 6.879), p 0.009) cake 7.458, 0.006) These offer insight have almost similar eating-related concerns thus intervention programs can be constructed on distressing thoughts emotions