Table 2.

Changes in individuals’ cognitive restriction, emotional eating and uncontrolled eating behaviours (n 1036)

	n	Mean rank	Sum of ranks	Z	P ††
CR after–CR before
Negative row	329	351·98*	115 802·00	−0·61	0·53
Positive row	342	320·63†	109 654·00
Equal	365	–‡	–
EE after–EE before
Negative row	188	239·81*	45 085·00	−4·94	<0·00**
Positive row	304	250·63†	76 193·00
Equal	544	–‡	–
UE after–UE before
Negative row	328	404·76*	132 762·50	−7·11	<0·00**
Positive row	530	444·81†	235 748·50
Equal	177	–‡	–

EE, emotional eating; CR, cognitive restriction; UE, uncontrolled eating.

^††Wilcoxon paired two sample test.

^*After < Before.

^†After > Before.

^‡After = Before.

^** P < 0·05.