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August 26, 2025NutrientsOpen Access

The Influence of Parental Control on Emotional Eating Among College Students: The Mediating Role of Emotional Experience and Regulation

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LWLeran WangYJYuanluo JingSSShiqing Song

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Overview

Cross-sectional survey links parental control to emotional eating in college students, indicating anxiety and stress mediate this relationship.

Key Points

  • Higher parental control is significantly linked to increased emotional eating behaviors among college students, driven by anxiety and stress.
  • Emotional eating correlates with both parental behavioral control and psychological control, with varying effect sizes.
  • The study utilized a cross-sectional online survey with 1167 Chinese college students, analyzing mediation effects with SPSS and PROCESS.
  • Findings underscore the importance of emotional regulation, suggesting interventions to mitigate emotional eating and obesity risks.

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Wang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af7dfe7567bf4f94ff55e1https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17172756
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