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Silent Signals in Emotional Eating Behaviors

Date Published : 31 July 2026

Contributors

Ayesha Kamil

Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Professional Psychology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Author

Bushra Nasim

Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Professional Psychology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Author

Keywords

Emotional eating emotions young adults

Proceeding

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): The 5th International Student Conference on Islamic Psychology 2025

Track

General Track

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Abstract

Eating in response of any emotion was never a good choice, to provide oneself that gratification that is only temporary it can lead to several health issues in later life. The purpose of the study was to explore the demographic characteristics of emotional eaters and to explore the relationship between emotional eating and emotions. The current study is based on correlational research design, the purposive sampling technique was used for this and total 282 participants included in the study. It was hypothesized that there was a positive relationship between emotional eating and types of emotions. The measures that were used in the study were Emotional Eater Questionnaire Garaulet (2012) and Positive & Negative Affect Schedule Scale Watson et al., (1988) and a demographic sheet. After collecting the data, descriptive analysis was carried out to understand the demographic characteristics of emotional eaters and then correlation analysis. The results of the study showed that there was a significant relationship between demographic characteristics and emotional eating other than that there was a positive relationship between emotional eating and types of emotions, those who experience higher intensity of emotions can have higher emotional eating behavior. To conclude, the demographic characteristics found out in the study can encourage individuals to maintain a balanced and healthy lifestyle to avoid unnecessary eating.

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Kamil, A., & Nasim, B. (2026). Silent Signals in Emotional Eating Behaviors. International Students Conference on Islamic Psychology (ISCIP), 2(1), 246-258. https://conference.uii.ac.id/iscip/paper/view/1175