Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training on Physical Self-efficacy and Emotional Eating in Overweight Children

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD student in psychology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran

4 Research Center of Social Factors Affecting Health, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Overweight and obesity are constantly increasing worldwide Study of the childhood obesity has become a global health priority due to the massive impact of obesity on acute and chronic diseases, general health, development, and well-being. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindful eating training on physical self-efficacy and emotional eating of overweight children.
Method: The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test designs with two experimental and control groups. The statistical population of the present study included all overweight children in primary school in Tehran in the academic year 2021 who had no weight loss intervention.  Using an available sampling 30 subjects were selected and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Then the Physical Self-efficacy and Emotional Eating questionnaires were distributed among both groups. The Healthy Lifestyle Training program was then performed on the experimental group and  both groups completed the questionnaires afterward.
Results: Significant positive effect was observed for the Mindful Eating Training program on physical self-efficacy and emotional eating of overweight children (P <0.001).
Conclusion: Therefore, it could be concluded that Mindful Eating Training can be used to improve and modify the psychological protective factors of overweight children.

Keywords

References

  1. منابع

    1. Bayat E, Rahimian Boogar I, Talepasand S, Yousefi Chaigan P. The Effectiveness of Family-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Weight Reduction Among Children With Obesity. Iranian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2014; 16 (4):254-261
    2. Vaidya V. Psychosocial aspects of obesity. In: Vaidya V, Editor. Health and Treatment Strategies in Obesity. Unionville, CT: Karger Publishers, 2006. p. 73-85
    3. Sobol-Goldberg S, Rabinowitz J. School-based obesity prevention programs: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Obesity. 2013; 21(12): 2422-8 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23794226/
    4. Assar Kashani H, Roshan R, Khalaj A, Mohammadi J. Comparison of emotional malaise and body image in obese, overweight and normal weight people. Health Psychology. 2013; 1 (2): 70-80.http://hpj.journals.pnu.ac.ir/article_341.html
    5. Steward T, Picó-Pérez M, Mata F, MartínezZalacaín I, Cano M, Contreras-Rodríguez O, et al. Emotion Regulation and Excess Weight: Impaired Affective Processing Characterized by Dysfunctional Insula Activation and Connectivity. PloS one. 2016; 11(3):e0152150
    6. Keser A, Yuksel A, Yesiltepe G. (2015). A new insight into food addiction in childhood obesity. The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 57:219-224
    7. Daniels, L.A., (2019). Feeding Practices and Parenting: A Pathway to Child Health and Family Happiness. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 74(suppl 2),29–42
    8. Bjørklund, O., Belsky, J., Wichstrøm, L., Steinsbekk, S. (2018). Predictors of Eating Behavior in Middle Childhood: A Hybrid Fixed Effects Model. Journal of Development Psychology. 54 (6), 1099–1110
    9. Bektas M, Bektas M, Selekoglu Y. (2016). Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Emotional Eating Scale for children and adolescents. Eating Behaviors, 22:217-221
    10. Erkorkmaz, Ü., Yılmaz, R., Demir, O., Sanislioğlu, S. Y., Etikan, İ., & Özçetin, M. (2013). Analysis of the correlation between children's eating behavior and parent's feeding style using canonical correlation analysis. Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci, 33(1), 138–148
    11. Annesi JJ, Gorjala S. (2010). Relations of self-regulation and selfefficacy for exercise and eating and BMI change: A field investigation. Biopsychosocial Medicine.4:10
    12. Bandura, A. (1986). Social foundations of thought and action: A social cognitive theory. Englewood Cliffs. NJ: Prentice Hall.
    13. Ormrod, J.E. (2006). Educational psychology: Developing learners (5th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall.
    14. Magdalena M, Eleni P. (2018). Being fit and feeling pleased: the mediational role of physical self-efficacy in UAE women residents. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 16(4): 343-353
    15. Kristeller JL, Jordan KD. Mindful Eating: Connecting With the Wise Self, the Spiritual Self. Front Psychol. 2018;9:1271. )
    16. Framson, C., Kristal, A. R., Schenk, J. M., Littman, A. J., Zeliadt, S., & Benitez, D. (2009). Development and validation of the mindful eating questionnaire. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(8), 1439-1444.
    17. Kabat‐Zinn, J. (2003). Mindfulness‐based interventions in context: past, present, and future. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 10(2), 144-
    18. Asghari F, Ghasemi Jobneh R, Hosseini Siddiq M, Jamei M (2015). The effectiveness of mindfulness training on regulating emotion and quality of life of women with addicted spouses. Journal of Counseling Culture and Psychotherapy, 7 (6): 115-132.
    19. Walsh, J. Baliant, M. G. Smolira S. J. D. R.; Fredericksen, L. K. & Madsen, S. (2009). Predicting individual differences in mindfulness: The role of trait anxiety, attachment anxiety and attentional control, Personality and Individual differences, 46,94- 99.
    20. O'Reilly, G. A., Cook, L., Spruijt‐Metz, D., & Black, D. S. (2014). Mindfulness‐based interventions for obesity-related eating behaviours: a literature review. Obesity Reviews, 15(6), 453-461.
    21. Haliwaa, Lee, J. Wilsona, J.Shookb, N.J. Mindfulness and engagement in COVID-19 preventive behavior. Elsevier, December 2020; 20: 101246.
    22. Moor, K. R., Scott, A. J., & McIntosh, W. D. Mindful eating and its relationship to body mass index and physical activity among university students. Mindfulness.2013; 4: 269–274
    23. Tanofsky-Kraft, M., Theim, K. R., Yanovski, S.Z., Bassetti, A.M., Burns I, N. P., Ranzenhofer, L.p., Glasofer, D.R., Yanovski, J. R. (2007). Validation of the Emotional Eating Scale Adapted for Use in Children and Adolescents (EES-C). Internationa Journal of Eating Disorder. 40(3): 232-240
    24. Sarshar, M, Zinali, SH. Attachment style, mindful eating and mother's beliefs with child's emotional eating: the mediating role of child's emotion regulation. Journal of Psychology, 2021;2(25):273-289.
    25. Collela D, Morano M, Bortoli M, Robazza C. (2008). A PHYSICAL SELF-EFFICACY SCALE FOR CHILDREN. SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY, 36(6): 841-848
    26. Halloran J. (2016). Coping Skills for Kids Workbook: Over 75 Coping Strategies to Help Kids Deal with Stress, Anxiety and Ange. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
    27. Sarshar M, Zeynali Sh. Attachment style, eating mindfulness and mother's beliefs with the child's emotional eating: a mediating role in regulating the child's emotion, Journal of Psychology, 2021, 98(25): 273-285.
    28. Davis, L., Anderson, D., & Pobocik, R. (2014). The relationships between mindful eating, weight, and quality of life in college students. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 46(4), S171-S172.
    29. Downey, C. A., & Chang, E. C. (2007). Perfectionism and symptoms of eating disturbances in female college students: Considering the role of negative affect and body image dissatisfaction. Eating Behaviors, 8, 497–503.
    30. Reilly, G. A. O., Cook, L., Spruijt-Metz, D., & Black, D. S. Mindfulness-based interventions for obesity-related eating behaviour: a literature review. Obes Rev. 2014; 15: 453–461.

    Jasemi Zargani M, Sirafi,M, Taghdisi MH, Malihi Al-Dhakerini S, Taghavi Kajidi H. The effectiveness of mindfulness-based conscious eating training on weight loss, self-efficacy, emotion regulation and healthy eating in obese women. Clinical Psychology, 1400; 13 (1): 101-113

Files

History

  • Receive Date: 03 July 2022
  • Revise Date: 29 September 2022
  • Accept Date: 31 October 2022

Share

How to cite

Statistics