Prediction of Food Craving Based on the Incompatible Domains of Personality with the mediating role of Non-Adaptive Strategies of Cognitive Emotion Regulation

Introduction: Obesity and overweight are some problems in this century in the field of mental health. Objective: This study was done to Predict food craving based on the incompatible domains of personality with the mediating role of non-adaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation. Materials and Methods: The present study was descriptive-correlational, a type of path analysis model. The statistical population of this study was all students of Amol Institute in 2018-2019. A sample of 189 students was selected using the available sampling method and they responded to the Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait: FCQ-T, Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (short form), and the Short Version of the Personality Questionnaire (DSM-5) (PID-5). Pearson correlation coefficient and regression-based path analysis were used to analyze the data. Results: Independent variables of negative affection with dependent variable of food cravings (r=0.207), antagonism with food craving (r=0.234), disinhibition with food craving (r=0.288), psychoticism with food craving (r=0.267) and independent variables of negative affection with the mediating variable of non-adaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation (r=0.350), detachment with non-adaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation (r=0.217), disinhibition with non-adaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation (r=0.221), psychoticism with non-adaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation (r=0.172) and the mediator variable have a significant correlation between non-adaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation with dependent variable of food craving (r=0.243). On the other hand, the disinhibition trait (P=0.027), in addition to the direct effect, has an indirect effect due to nonadaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation on food craving (P=0.009). Discussion and Conclusion: Finally, according to the findings, it can be concluded that the cognitive management of negative emotions plays a role in mediating the relationship between incompatible domains of personality with food craving. These results may provide tips for determining more effective steps to prevent overweight, obesity or low weight or weight control interventions.