Observational analysis reveals low mindfulness correlates with high emotional eating in adolescents, indicating emotional dysregulation mediates this link.
Key Points
High emotional eating is linked to low mindfulness and difficulties in emotional regulation, particularly in adolescents with obesity.
Participants experienced significant associations; specifically, high emotional eating was correlated with low mindfulness and emotional dysregulation.
The study utilized mediation models to explore the indirect effects of emotional regulation on the relationship between mindfulness and emotional eating.
The findings suggest that enhancing mindfulness could potentially reduce emotional eating behaviors among adolescents facing obesity.