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COVID-19 and Eating Problems in Daily Life: the Mediating Roles of Stress, Negative Affect and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
Wei XU
Beijing Normal University
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Background
The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic poses a challenge to individuals' mental health. Increased stress, negative affect (NA), and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) that are being experienced globally may lead to eating problems. The purpose of this study was to explore the impacts of the perceived severity of COVID-19 on eating problems as well as the mediating effects of stress/NA/PTSS both at the within-person level and between-person level.
Methods
During the COVID-19 outbreak, a total of 108 college students were recruited to report their perceived severity of COVID-19, stress, NA, PTSS, and eating problems 3 times a day for 7 consecutive days using Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA). Results: State perceived severity of COVID-19 predicted fewer subsequent eating problems in daily life at the within-person level. Both state NA and PTSS were positively associated with eating problems in daily life. At the between-person level, trait-like perceived severity of COVID-19, stress, NA, and PTSS were positively associated with overall eating problems. There were no mediating effects of stress/ NA /PTSS on the relations between perceived severity of COVID-19 and eating problems at the within-person/between-person level.
Conclusions
The perceived severity of COVID-19, stress, NA, and PTSS might increase the risk of eating problems.
Keywords
Corona Virus Disease-19, eating problems, stress, negative affect, posttraumatic stress symptoms, Ecological Momentary Assessment
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COVID-19 and Eating Problems in Daily Life: the Mediating Roles of Stress, Negative Affect and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
Wei XU
Beijing Normal University
Corresponding Author
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Complete author information
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CURRENT STATUS: Under Review
Version 1
Posted 15 Jan, 2021
No community comments so far
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 16 Feb, 2021
Review #2 received
Received 16 Feb, 2021
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 13 Feb, 2021
Editor assigned
On 10 Jan, 2021
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 10 Jan, 2021
Submission checks complete
On 10 Jan, 2021
Editor invited
On 10 Jan, 2021
First submitted
On 05 Jan, 2021
Metrics
Comments: 0
PDF Downloads: ...
HTML Views: ...
Subject Areas
Psychology
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This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License. Read Full License
Background
The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic poses a challenge to individuals' mental health. Increased stress, negative affect (NA), and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) that are being experienced globally may lead to eating problems. The purpose of this study was to explore the impacts of the perceived severity of COVID-19 on eating problems as well as the mediating effects of stress/NA/PTSS both at the within-person level and between-person level.
Methods
During the COVID-19 outbreak, a total of 108 college students were recruited to report their perceived severity of COVID-19, stress, NA, PTSS, and eating problems 3 times a day for 7 consecutive days using Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA). Results: State perceived severity of COVID-19 predicted fewer subsequent eating problems in daily life at the within-person level. Both state NA and PTSS were positively associated with eating problems in daily life. At the between-person level, trait-like perceived severity of COVID-19, stress, NA, and PTSS were positively associated with overall eating problems. There were no mediating effects of stress/ NA /PTSS on the relations between perceived severity of COVID-19 and eating problems at the within-person/between-person level.
Conclusions
The perceived severity of COVID-19, stress, NA, and PTSS might increase the risk of eating problems.