Anxiety as a mediator in the relationship of perceived stress and social support with emotional eating in female university teachers
Emotional eating is increasingly recognized as a significant risk factor for both physical and psychological health, especially in academic settings where work-related stress and social demands are high. Despite its importance, the role of anxiety as a potential mediator in these associations has be...
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| author | Saintila, Jacksaint Geraldo Campos, Luis Alberto Oblitas-Guerrero, Susan M. Távara, Giovanna Larraín Lizarraga-De-Maguiña, Isabel G. López-López, Elmer Calizaya Milla, Yaquelin Eveling |
| author_browse | Calizaya Milla, Yaquelin Eveling Geraldo Campos, Luis Alberto Lizarraga-De-Maguiña, Isabel G. López-López, Elmer Oblitas-Guerrero, Susan M. Saintila, Jacksaint Távara, Giovanna Larraín |
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| description | Emotional eating is increasingly recognized as a significant risk factor for both physical and psychological health, especially in academic settings where work-related stress and social demands are high. Despite its importance, the role of anxiety as a potential mediator in these associations has been scarcely examined in the Latin American context, and even less so among female university teachers. This study aimed to examine the relationships among social support, perceived stress, and emotional eating, considering the mediating role of anxiety in female university teachers. A total of 580 female teachers participated in the study and completed standardized instruments to assess anxiety, perceived social support, emotional eating, and perceived stress. Mediation analyses were conducted using a structural equation modeling approach with the Diagonally Weighted Least Squares estimator. Anxiety had a positive and significant direct effect on emotional eating (β = 0.285, p < .001), while social support exhibited a negative and significant direct effect (β = − 0.087, p = .032). Additionally, anxiety acted as a mediator, transmitting the effect of perceived stress (β = 0.056, p < .001) and social support (β = − 0.074, p < .001) on emotional eating. The final model explained 11.5% of the variance in emotional eating and 11.1% of the variance in anxiety. These findings provide novel evidence in a female and Latin American academic context, underscoring the importance of integrating emotional and social variables in the approach to eating behavior. |
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| spelling | oai:cris.upeu.edu.pe:20.500.15037/7272026-11-02T12:57:04ZAnxiety as a mediator in the relationship of perceived stress and social support with emotional eating in female university teachersSaintila, JacksaintGeraldo Campos, Luis AlbertoOblitas-Guerrero, Susan M.Távara, Giovanna LarraínLizarraga-De-Maguiña, Isabel G.López-López, ElmerCalizaya Milla, Yaquelin EvelingFeeding behaviorAnxietyUniversitiesrisk factorsSocial SupportOccupational StressPerceived StressEmotional EatingFemale University TeachersEmotional eating is increasingly recognized as a significant risk factor for both physical and psychological health, especially in academic settings where work-related stress and social demands are high. Despite its importance, the role of anxiety as a potential mediator in these associations has been scarcely examined in the Latin American context, and even less so among female university teachers. This study aimed to examine the relationships among social support, perceived stress, and emotional eating, considering the mediating role of anxiety in female university teachers. A total of 580 female teachers participated in the study and completed standardized instruments to assess anxiety, perceived social support, emotional eating, and perceived stress. Mediation analyses were conducted using a structural equation modeling approach with the Diagonally Weighted Least Squares estimator. Anxiety had a positive and significant direct effect on emotional eating (β = 0.285, p < .001), while social support exhibited a negative and significant direct effect (β = − 0.087, p = .032). Additionally, anxiety acted as a mediator, transmitting the effect of perceived stress (β = 0.056, p < .001) and social support (β = − 0.074, p < .001) on emotional eating. The final model explained 11.5% of the variance in emotional eating and 11.1% of the variance in anxiety. These findings provide novel evidence in a female and Latin American academic context, underscoring the importance of integrating emotional and social variables in the approach to eating behavior.Articlehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41455953https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25677-7PMC1285397110.1186/s12889-025-25677-7https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.15037/72741455953W7117363986enBMC Public Health1471-24582025-12-272026-06-13T09:32:54Z2026-06-13T09:32:54Z |
| spellingShingle | Feeding behavior Anxiety Universities risk factors Social Support Occupational Stress Perceived Stress Emotional Eating Female University Teachers Saintila, Jacksaint Geraldo Campos, Luis Alberto Oblitas-Guerrero, Susan M. Távara, Giovanna Larraín Lizarraga-De-Maguiña, Isabel G. López-López, Elmer Calizaya Milla, Yaquelin Eveling Anxiety as a mediator in the relationship of perceived stress and social support with emotional eating in female university teachers |
| title | Anxiety as a mediator in the relationship of perceived stress and social support with emotional eating in female university teachers |
| title_full | Anxiety as a mediator in the relationship of perceived stress and social support with emotional eating in female university teachers |
| title_fullStr | Anxiety as a mediator in the relationship of perceived stress and social support with emotional eating in female university teachers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anxiety as a mediator in the relationship of perceived stress and social support with emotional eating in female university teachers |
| title_short | Anxiety as a mediator in the relationship of perceived stress and social support with emotional eating in female university teachers |
| title_sort | anxiety as a mediator in the relationship of perceived stress and social support with emotional eating in female university teachers |
| topic | Feeding behavior Anxiety Universities risk factors Social Support Occupational Stress Perceived Stress Emotional Eating Female University Teachers |
| topic_facet | Feeding behavior Anxiety Universities risk factors Social Support Occupational Stress Perceived Stress Emotional Eating Female University Teachers |
| url | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41455953 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25677-7 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.15037/727 |
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