Table 7.
Emotional eating as predicted by demographic (Step 1), environmental (Step 2), psychopathological (Step 3), and psychological (Step 4) factors. Childhood trauma exposure in Step 2 is now composed of individual sub-clusters of childhood abuse and neglect as determined by the CTQ.
| Predicting emotional eating severity | Standardized β | T | P | R | R2 | F change | P change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1 – demographic | 0.16 | 0.02 | 6.53 | <0.001* | |||
| BMI | 0.11 | 3.67 | <0.001* | ||||
| Age | 0.03 | 1.08 | 0.28 | ||||
| Currently employed | −0.05 | −1.46 | 0.14 | ||||
| Monthly household income | −0.07 | −2.10 | 0.04* | ||||
| Step 2 – environmental | 0.25 | 0.06 | 7.07 | <0.001* | |||
| BMI | 0.11 | 3.75 | <0.001* | ||||
| Age | 0.04 | 1.11 | 0.27 | ||||
| Currently employed | −0.04 | −1.13 | 0.26 | ||||
| Monthly household income | −0.06 | −1.91 | 0.06 | ||||
| Childhood sexual abuse (CTQ) | 0.04 | 1.02 | 0.31 | ||||
| Childhood physical abuse (CTQ) | −0.10 | −2.35 | 0.02* | ||||
| Childhood emotional abuse (CTQ) | 0.16 | 2.96 | 0.003* | ||||
| Childhood emotional neglect (CTQ) | −0.01 | −0.23 | 0.82 | ||||
| Childhood physical neglect (CTQ) | 0.06 | 1.33 | 0.18 | ||||
| Adult trauma experienced and witnessed (TEI) | 0.08 | 2.26 | 0.02* | ||||
| Step 3 – psychopathological | 0.32 | 0.10 | 22.8 | <0.001* | |||
| BMI | 0.10 | 3.39 | 0.001* | ||||
| Age | 0.04 | 1.29 | 0.20 | ||||
| Currently employed | −0.007 | −0.21 | 0.83 | ||||
| Monthly household income | −0.04 | −1.24 | 0.22 | ||||
| Childhood sexual abuse (CTQ) | 0.02 | 0.45 | 0.66 | ||||
| Childhood physical abuse (CTQ) | −0.08 | −1.89 | 0.06 | ||||
| Childhood emotional abuse (CTQ) | 0.11 | 2.04 | 0.04* | ||||
| Childhood emotional neglect (CTQ) | −0.06 | −1.15 | 0.25 | ||||
| Childhood physical neglect (CTQ) | 0.06 | 1.35 | 0.18 | ||||
| Adult trauma experienced and witnessed (TEI) | 0.02 | 0.53 | 0.60 | ||||
| PTSD symptoms (PSS) | 0.05 | 1.04 | 0.30 | ||||
| Depression symptoms (BDI) | 0.21 | 4.91 | <0.001* | ||||
| Step 4 – psychological | 0.36 | 0.13 | 15.04 | <0.001* | |||
| BMI | 0.10 | 3.51 | <0.001* | ||||
| Age | 0.06 | 1.78 | 0.08 | ||||
| Currently employed | 0.003 | 0.09 | 0.93 | ||||
| Monthly household income | −0.03 | −1.03 | 0.31 | ||||
| Childhood sexual abuse (CTQ) | 0.01 | 0.31 | 0.76 | ||||
| Childhood physical abuse (CTQ) | −0.07 | −1.55 | 0.12 | ||||
| Childhood emotional abuse (CTQ) | 0.08 | 1.55 | 0.12 | ||||
| Childhood emotional neglect (CTQ) | −0.06 | −1.16 | 0.25 | ||||
| Childhood physical neglect (CTQ) | 0.05 | 1.26 | 0.21 | ||||
| Adult trauma experienced and witnessed (TEI) | 0.03 | 0.86 | 0.39 | ||||
| PTSD symptoms (mPSS) | 0.01 | 0.20 | 0.84 | ||||
| Depression symptoms (BDI) | 0.08 | 1.66 | 0.10 | ||||
| Negative affect (PANAS) | 0.11 | 2.84 | 0.005* | ||||
| Emotion dysregulation (EDS) | 0.14 | 3.49 | 0.001* |