Purpose

The relationships between momentary affect and weight control behaviors have been extensively studied in samples of individuals with eating disorders, but we do not know that the established relationships translate to healthy college women. The current study examined the relationship between affect and weight control behaviors in healthy college women.

Method

Female college students (N = 67) completed measures of negative affect, positive affect, healthy weight control behaviors, and unhealthy weight control behaviors across fourteen days using ecological momentary assessment.

Results

Average daily negative affect was inversely associated with daily engagement in unhealthy weight control behaviors, but was not associated with healthy weight control behaviors. Average daily positive affect was not associated with daily engagement in healthy or unhealthy weight control behaviors.

Conclusion

Negative affect was inversely associated with engagement in unhealthy weight control behaviors in this female undergraduate sample. Future studies should continue to elucidate the differences in the relationships in samples of individuals with ED psychopathology vs. healthy samples.

中文翻译：

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大学女性健康和不健康体重控制行为的影响和参与：一项生态瞬时评估研究

 目的

短暂情感与体重控制行为之间的关系已在饮食失调个体样本中进行了广泛研究，但我们不知道所建立的关系是否会转化为健康的大学女性。目前的研究调查了健康女大学生的情感和体重控制行为之间的关系。

 方法

女大学生（ N = 67）使用生态瞬时评估在十四天内完成了负面情绪、正面情绪、健康体重控制行为和不健康体重控制行为的测量。

 结果

平均每日负面情绪与每天参与不健康的体重控制行为呈负相关，但与健康的体重控制行为无关。平均每日积极情绪与每天参与健康或不健康的体重控制行为无关。

 结论

在这个女大学生样本中，负面情绪与不健康的体重控制行为呈负相关。未来的研究应继续阐明 ED 精神病理学个体样本与健康样本之间关系的差异。