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November 12, 2025Academia Mental Health and Well-BeingOpen Access

Emotional eating and psychosocial mediators in women with obesity who increased physical activity

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JAJames J. AnnesiMBMaliheh Bakhshi

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Randomized trial shows cognitive behavioral approach reduces emotional eating in women with obesity, suggesting key psychological factors are important.

Key Points

  • To evaluate how behavioral obesity treatments affect emotional eating and its psychological mediators in women who increased physical activity.
  • Randomized participants into cognitive behavioral or educational weight-loss treatments.
  • Assessed emotional eating and psychological correlates at baseline and Month 3.
  • Measured weight at intervals over 24 months.
  • Cognitive behavioral treatment significantly reduced emotional eating compared to educational treatment.
  • Self-efficacy change was identified as a significant independent mediator for emotional eating changes.
  • Changes in negative mood and self-regulation correlated with self-efficacy and emotional eating reductions.

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Annesi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69252e83c0ce034ddc355980https://doi.org/10.20935/mhealthwellb7960
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