<p>This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a web-based emotional eating education program on emotional eating behaviors, obesity awareness, and obesity status among middle school students. This study was conducted with 84 sixth-grade students (42 in the intervention group and 42 in the control group) attending two public schools in a province in central Türkiye. The intervention group participated in a 16-week web-based emotional eating education program, whereas the control group continued with the standard school curriculum. Data were collected at baseline and at the fourth and sixth months after the intervention using a Demographic Information Form, the Emotional Eating Scale for Children and Adolescents, and the Obesity Awareness Scale. Data were analyzed using the McNemar test, linear mixed models, repeated-measures analysis of variance, Bonferroni-adjusted post hoc comparisons, effect size calculations, and power analysis. No statistically significant differences were observed between the intervention and control groups regarding obesity status after the intervention (<i>p</i> &gt; .05). At baseline, significant differences were observed between the intervention and control groups in emotional eating scores (<i>p</i> &lt; .05), whereas no significant baseline differences were found in the total Obesity Awareness Scale score or its subscale scores (all <i>p</i> &gt; .05). For obesity awareness outcomes, the intervention group demonstrated significantly higher mean scores than the control group at four and six months after the intervention (<i>p</i> &lt; .05). No significant effect was observed on students’ body mass index values. However, the program was associated with reductions in self-reported emotional eating behaviors and increases in obesity awareness levels among middle school students.</p>

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The impact of web-based emotional eating education for middle school students on emotional eating, obesity awareness, and obesity status

  • Dilek Demir Kösem,
  • Şenay Demir,
  • Murat Bektaş,
  • İlknur Bektaş,
  • Berhan Akdağ,
  • Mustafa Güneş

摘要

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a web-based emotional eating education program on emotional eating behaviors, obesity awareness, and obesity status among middle school students. This study was conducted with 84 sixth-grade students (42 in the intervention group and 42 in the control group) attending two public schools in a province in central Türkiye. The intervention group participated in a 16-week web-based emotional eating education program, whereas the control group continued with the standard school curriculum. Data were collected at baseline and at the fourth and sixth months after the intervention using a Demographic Information Form, the Emotional Eating Scale for Children and Adolescents, and the Obesity Awareness Scale. Data were analyzed using the McNemar test, linear mixed models, repeated-measures analysis of variance, Bonferroni-adjusted post hoc comparisons, effect size calculations, and power analysis. No statistically significant differences were observed between the intervention and control groups regarding obesity status after the intervention (p > .05). At baseline, significant differences were observed between the intervention and control groups in emotional eating scores (p < .05), whereas no significant baseline differences were found in the total Obesity Awareness Scale score or its subscale scores (all p > .05). For obesity awareness outcomes, the intervention group demonstrated significantly higher mean scores than the control group at four and six months after the intervention (p < .05). No significant effect was observed on students’ body mass index values. However, the program was associated with reductions in self-reported emotional eating behaviors and increases in obesity awareness levels among middle school students.