Table 3.
Results from the within-person MLMs examining main and interactive effects of the same-day and time-lagged stress variables and covariates on daily levels of emotional eating (N = 477).
| Same-Day Daily Stress Impact | |||
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| Main Effects | |||
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| Variables | β (SD) | t (df) | p-value |
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| Intercept | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.68 (2804.13) | .50 |
| Same-day stress impact | 0.15 (0.01) | 10.45 (329.19) | <.001 |
| Negative affect | 0.13 (0.01) | 9.09 (415.05) | <.001 |
| BMI | <0.01 (0.03) | 0.06 (112.56) | .96 |
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| Interactions | |||
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| β (SD) | t (df) | p-value | |
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| Intercept | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.81 (2881.49) | .42 |
| Same-day stress impact | 0.15 (0.02) | 9.95 (327.49) | <.001 |
| Major life stress in the last 12 months | <0.01 (0.01) | 0.18 (2933.70) | .86 |
| Same-day stress impact X major life stress in the last 12 months | <0.01 (0.01) | -0.18 (249.34) | .86 |
| Negative affect | 0.13 (0.02) | 8.82 (406.50) | <.001 |
| BMI | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.79 (4636.52) | .43 |
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| Daily Stress from One Day Ago (Lagged Effects) | |||
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| Main Effects | |||
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| β (SD) | t (df) | p-value | |
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| Intercept | -0.02 (0.01) | -2.72 (3180.25) | .01 |
| Same-day stress impact | 0.13 (0.02) | 8.60 (370.53) | <.001 |
| Stress impact from one day ago | 0.04 (0.01) | 2.68 (344.12) | .008 |
| Negative affect | 0.13 (0.01) | 9.04 (422.47) | <.001 |
| BMI | <0.01 (0.01) | 0.54 (4664.91) | .59 |
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| Interactions | |||
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| β (SD) | t (df) | p-value | |
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| Intercept | -0.02 (0.01) | -2.62 (3088.08) | .01 |
| Same-day stress impact | 0.13 (0.02) | 8.33 (369.94) | <.001 |
| Stress impact from one day ago | 0.04 (0.01) | 2.77 (340.22) | .006 |
| Major life stress in the last 12 months | <0.01 (0.01) | 0.17 (3179.58) | .86 |
| Same-day stress impact X major life stress in the last 12 months | 0.01 (0.02) | 0.76 (276.65) | .45 |
| Stress impact from one day ago X major life stress in the last 12 months | <0.01 (0.01) | -0.33 (274.43) | .74 |
| Negative affect | 0.13 (0.01) | 8.78 (416.59) | <.001 |
| BMI | <0.01 (0.01) | 0.51 (4519.89) | .61 |
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| Daily Stress from Two Days Ago (Lagged Effects) | |||
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| Main Effects | |||
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| β (SD) | t (df) | p-value | |
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| Intercept | -0.03 (0.01) | -3.49 (3046.27) | <.001 |
| Same-day stress impact | 0.12 (0.01) | 8.24 (366.51) | <.001 |
| Stress impact from two days ago | 0.03 (0.01) | 3.00 (318.08) | <.001 |
| Negative affect | 0.14 (0.02) | 8.83 (425.05) | <.001 |
| BMI | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.78 (4372.88) | .43 |
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| Interactions | |||
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| β (SD) | t (df) | p-value | |
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| Intercept | -0.03 (0.01) | -3.40 (2946.43) | .001 |
| Same-day stress impact | 0.12 (0.02) | 8.12 (370.16) | <.001 |
| Stress impact from two days ago | 0.03 (0.01) | 2.42 (323.26) | .02 |
| Major life stress in the last 12 months | <0.01 (0.01) | 0.27 (3038.50) | .79 |
| Same-day stress impact X major life stress in the last 12 months | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.63 (272.52) | .53 |
| Stress impact from two days ago X major life stress in the last 12 months | <0.01 (0.01) | -0.17 (243.41) | .86 |
| Negative affect | 0.13 (0.02) | 8.51 (417.74) | <.001 |
| BMI | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.74 (4223.49) | .46 |
Note: MLM = multilevel model; BMI = body mass index; stress impact = daily stress impact. Betas represent standardized effects. Effects significant at p <.01 are bolded.