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Food Addiction and Emotional Eating Behaviors Co-Occurring with Problematic Smartphone Use in Adolescents?

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  • Eun-Jin Park

    (Department of Psychiatry, Ilsan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Goyang 10380, Korea
    Center for School Mental Health, Eulji University, Seoul 01830, Korea)

  • Samuel Suk-Hyun Hwang

    (Department of Psychology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea)

  • Mi-Sun Lee

    (Center for School Mental Health, Eulji University, Seoul 01830, Korea
    Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University, Seoul 06591, Korea)

  • Soo-Young Bhang

    (Center for School Mental Health, Eulji University, Seoul 01830, Korea
    Department of Psychiatry, Eulji University Hospital, School of Medicine, Eulji University, Seoul 01830, Korea)

Abstract

Addiction in adolescence is increasing and has a significant impact on physical and mental health. Notably, addictions can be comorbid and affect each other. Despite the recent growing interest in food addiction (FA) and problematic smartphone use (PSU), few studies have investigated their association in adolescents. We investigated the relationship between FA and PSU in adolescents and the effects of eating behaviors. A total of 209 adolescents (44.5% male; mean age = 12.86 ± 0.7 years) participated in the current school-based community study. We found a positive correlation between the dimensional Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children 2.0 (dYFAS-C2.0) and the Smartphone Overdependence Scale after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, and socioeconomic status. The high-risk PSU group accounted for 17.2% of participants. Furthermore, this group showed 2.3 times higher dYFAS-C2.0 scores than the general group. Emotional overeating and satiety responsiveness were correlated with PSU. A comprehensive evaluation of addiction symptoms is needed for proper intervention, especially in adolescents with symptoms of abnormal eating behaviors.

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  • Eun-Jin Park & Samuel Suk-Hyun Hwang & Mi-Sun Lee & Soo-Young Bhang, 2022. "Food Addiction and Emotional Eating Behaviors Co-Occurring with Problematic Smartphone Use in Adolescents?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:9:p:4939-:d:796721
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