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Gender Differences In The Relationships Between Perceived Stress, Eating Behaviors, Sleep, Dietary Risk, And Body Mass Index, Chen Du, Mary Adjepong, Megan Chong Hueh Zan, Min Jung Cho, Jennifer I. Fenton, Pao Ying Hsiao, Laura Keaver, Heesoon Lee, Mary-Jon Ludy, Wan Shen, Winnie Chee Siew Swee, Jyothi Thrivikraman, Felicity Amoah-Agyei, Emilie De Kanter, Wenyan Wang, Robin M. Tucker Jan 2022

Gender Differences In The Relationships Between Perceived Stress, Eating Behaviors, Sleep, Dietary Risk, And Body Mass Index, Chen Du, Mary Adjepong, Megan Chong Hueh Zan, Min Jung Cho, Jennifer I. Fenton, Pao Ying Hsiao, Laura Keaver, Heesoon Lee, Mary-Jon Ludy, Wan Shen, Winnie Chee Siew Swee, Jyothi Thrivikraman, Felicity Amoah-Agyei, Emilie De Kanter, Wenyan Wang, Robin M. Tucker

Public and Allied Health Faculty Publications

Background: Obesity is a growing epidemic among university students, and the high levels of stress reported by this population could contribute to this issue. Singular relationships between perceived stress; engagement in restrained, uncontrolled, and emotional eating; sleep; dietary risk; and body mass index (BMI) have been reported in the current body of literature; however, these constructs interact with each other, and the complex relationships among them are infrequently examined. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to explore the complex relationships between these constructs using mediation and moderation analyses stratified by gender. Methods: A cross-sectional study, enrolling university students …