Impact Of Negative Emotions Research Articles

Whether Social Media Negative Emotion Could Forecast the Risk of Enterprise Finance: Evidence from Baidu Tieba

In the context of the current era, as a new form of information dissemination, social media has penetrated into every field of people’s life, and its impact on the financial industry has also attracted more and more scholars’ attention. From the perspective of social media, this paper focuses on the impact and prediction of negative emotions reflected by social media on corporate financial risk. In this paper, Pearson correlation coefficient is used for correlation analysis, and a linear regression model is built to analyze the relationship between negative social media and corporate finance. The results show that enterprises and investors can judge the financial risks of enterprises through the negative emotions of social media, thus reducing the losses of enterprises and investors. The conclusions of this study can improve the risk avoidance ability of enterprises to avoid negative emotions on social media, and provide important reference value for future operations.

Research Progress on Negative Emotions Influencing the Incidence of Breast Cancer

At present, breast cancer is the largest malignant tumor endangering women’s health, and has become one of the most common cancer types in the world. In recent years, the relationship between psychosocial factors and the incidence of breast cancer has attracted extensive attention. Traditional Chinese medicine research of the motherland suggests that emotional disorder is an important factor leading to breast cancer, and emotional theory and negative emotional accumulation have something in common in some aspects. This article reviews the impact of negative emotions on the risk of breast cancer and the current research progress and explores the possibility of reducing the progress of breast cancer and improving the quality of life of breast cancer patients through negative emotion intervention.

Beyond content delivery: harnessing emotional intelligence for community building in fully online digital spaces

The onset of the pandemic catalyzed a paradigm shift in educational methodologies, bringing various forms, such as hybrid, distance, and fully online models, into focus. The following study explores the affective domain in online learning, focusing on how emotions, facial expressions, and body language influence engagement and support community building in fully online learning environments. This research explores the role of emotional intelligence in Fully Online Learning Communities (FOLC) and examines the impact of positive and negative emotions on interpersonal engagement and participation. Findings indicate positive emotions to be closely linked to increased engagement and active participation. The study also highlights the importance of exploring body language in digital learning environments and addresses challenges posed by technological barriers in fully online learning spaces. Emotional intelligence is pivotal in online learning and community building, emphasizing the need to understand how to create emotionally supportive digital learning environments. Outcomes indicate a need for future research to focus on understanding the role of cultural dimensions in supporting learner agency and community building in the fully online learning context.

The Impact of Emotional Responses on Female Reproduction: Fibrinolysis in the Spotlight.

Fibrinolytic enzymes modify various substrates required for tissue remodeling, playing a crucial role in mechanisms underlying resilience, reward processing, ovulation, embryo implantation, and placentation. Individuals with low resilience and reduced reward responsiveness, when exposed to chronic stress, are at increased risk of experiencing a range of negative emotions. Chronic anxiety and melancholia are examples of negative emotions associated with hypercortisolism, while fear and atypical depression are characterized by systemic inflammation. Both cortisol and inflammatory cytokines stimulate the production of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), a potent fibrinolysis inhibitor. Chronic anxiety, fear, and depression are among the many hypofibrinolytic conditions increasing the risk of oligo-anovulation, miscarriage, fetal growth restriction, and preeclampsia. Although significant, the impact of negative emotions on implantation is not as obvious as on ovulation or placentation. Other hypofibrinolytic conditions that may affect female reproduction through mechanisms dependent or independent of PAI-1 include metabolic disturbances (e.g., due to consumption of highly palatable foods, often used to alleviate negative affect), inflammation, hyperhomocysteinemia, hypothyroidism, hypercortisolism, antiphospholipid antibodies, and the 4G allele of the PAI-1 gene. Benzodiazepines and antidepressants should be used with caution in the first trimester as this combination may cause malformations. Also, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have fibrinolytic properties that increase the risk of bleeding after surgical procedures. Psychological interventions, especially group therapy, are effective in the prevention of reproductive disorders. Controlled trials are needed to test the hypothesis that female reproductive health depends on psychological well-being, a balanced diet and physical activity, suppression of inflammation and autoantibodies, and homocysteine and hormonal homeostasis.

Registered nurses' emotional responses to medication errors and perceived need for support: A qualitative descriptive analysis.

To identify the contributing factors behind the second victim phenomenon, describe the emotional responses of nurses after medication errors, assess the support received by them after errors and recognize the need for a suitable support program for second victims. Qualitative descriptive design. Eleven in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted among registered nurses studying advanced degrees at a University in Finland during November 2021-April 2022. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. The study results revealed four themes with various sub-themes which included: contributing factors behind the second victim phenomenon; emotional responses of nurses after error; support received by nurses; and the desired need for a support program for second victims. The severity of the error and the negative work environment acted as catalysts for the second victim phenomenon among nurses. A "bitter aftermath" of emotions and a sense of insufficient support added further risk to already stressed and anxious nurses. This study identifies the early exploratory and enduring impact of memories associated with medication errors, some of them haunting nurses for long periods of time. Further, the need for support at different levels is highlighted to reduce the impact of negative emotions generated among nurses after medication errors. Through the lens of this study, it has been possible to identify contributing factors behind the second-victim phenomenon and enduring symptoms that make nurses vulnerable to becoming second victims of medication incidents. This study addresses the aftermath effect of medication errors from the perspective of nurses involved with such incidents. It provides valuable insights for healthcare managers and nurse leaders to establish a just and blame-free culture in healthcare organizations and help emotionally traumatized nurses cope effectively after error. The research adheres to Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ) guidelines. No patient or public contribution.

Inward negative emotions and brand hate in users of snow-sports’ brands

PurposeThe aims of this study are to analyse the impact of brand-centric relationships (individual and collective) and negative emotions on brand hate felt towards brands used in extreme sports and to assess whether brand hate is a driver of negative consumer behavioural intentions.Design/methodology/approachThis study takes a quantitative approach, using a sample of 300 Spain-based users of snow-sports brands. After validating the measurement scales, the hypotheses were tested through structural equation modelling. Drawing on the cognitive perspective of emotions and the triangular theory of hate, this study posits that individual and collective consumer-brand relationships evoke inward negative emotions and brand hate, thus influencing brand avoidance, brand switching and negative word-of-mouth.FindingsThe results showed that collective and individual consumer-brand relationships (negative brand experience, consumer-based brand equity and symbolic incongruence) impact inward negative emotions towards snow-sports brands. Inward negative emotions directly influence brand hate, which in turn affects consumers’ intention to avoid brands, switch brands and engage in negative word-of-mouth.Originality/valueThis research provides novel insights into how individual and collective brand-centric relationships evoke inward negative emotions towards extreme sports’ brands, which in turn increases brand hate, and expands knowledge of how brand hate might increase the consumer’s intentions to avoid the brand, intention to switch brands and intention to engage in negative word-of-mouth.

Don’t squeeze me! Exploring the mechanisms and boundary conditions between social crowding and uncivilised tourist behaviour

ABSTRACT Many studies have revealed that social crowding may adversely affect tourists. However, the mechanisms by which social crowding negatively affects the psychology and behaviour of tourists, especially those in natural area destinations, and strategies for mitigating these impacts remain unclear. To address these issues, a mixed method approach was employed, consisting of two studies. Study 1 conducted semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis to identify the critical variables and their potential relations. The results showed that social crowding can stimulate negative tourists’ psychological and behavioural responses. Tourists’ moral identity may also be a boundary factor. To verify the relationship between the variables, study 2 used a survey to explore the formative mechanism and boundary conditions of social crowding on uncivilised tourist behaviour. The empirical findings indicated that: (1) social crowding significantly influences uncivilised tourist behaviour; (2) negative emotions play a partial mediating role in uncivilised tourist behaviour; (3) moral identity negatively moderates the impact of negative emotions towards uncivilised tourist behaviour; (4) the indirect effect of negative emotions was also moderated by moral identity. Theoretically, this paper examines the relationship and boundary conditions between social crowding and uncivilised tourist behaviour. Practically, the research provides suggestions for natural area destination flow management.

The effects of continuing care based on WeChat platform and MDT on outcomes and negative emotions in young and middle-aged patients with stroke sequelae

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of continuing care based on WeChat platform and MDT (multidisciplinary team) on outcomes and negative emotions in young and middle-aged patients with stroke sequelae. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on clinical data of 109 young patients with post-stroke sequelae in our hospital. Based on the nursing approach, the patients were divided into two groups. Group A received conventional continued care (including reinforcing health education upon discharge, providing relevant precautions after discharge, regular follow-up of patients, and others), while Group B received continued care based on the WeChat platform and multidisciplinary team (MDT) collaboration. A comparative analysis was performed on NHISS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) scores, Barthel Index (activities of daily living), FMA (Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Motor Recovery after Stroke) scores, disease awareness and attitude scores, self- efficacy scores, self-care ability scores, SAS (Self-Rating Anxiety Scale) scores, SDS (Self-Rating Depression Scale) scores, quality of life scores, and social support levels before intervention and 6 months after interventions in both groups. Results: Compared with Group A, Group B had lower NHISS scores (30.08 vs. 17.08) and higher Barthel Index (73.35 vs. 94.48) and FMA scores (68.06 vs. 90.08) (P<0.05); higher disease awareness scores (40.18±2.15 vs. 48.96±3.66) (P<0.05), higher self-efficacy scores (105.56 vs. 119.26) and self-care scores (98.18 vs. 110.06) (P<0.05), lower SAS scores (56.06 vs. 40.06) (P<0.05), higher quality of life (125.63±3.12 vs. 185.12±2.52) as well as higher nursing satisfaction scores (56.63±3.16 vs. 92.15±3.15) (P<0.05). Conclusions: Continuing care based on the WeChat platform and MDT is beneficial to promote the recovery of neurological and physical functions, improve abilities of daily living, self-efficacy, self- care and quality of life in young and middle-aged patients with stroke sequelae, and relieve the impact of negative emotions on the recovery.

Suffering and prejudice: do negative emotions predict immigration concerns?

This paper examines the role of individuals’ emotions in determining their concerns about international migration. For the empirical analysis, we exploit little-explored information in the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data on individuals’ negative emotions, e.g., anger, fear, and sadness. We find that the frequency of experiencing negative emotions is positively associated with immigration concerns. Moreover, we show that the relationship varies across employment status, birth cohort, and social media usage. Our analysis also underscores the real-life consequence of emotions by demonstrating their positive association with support for far-right political parties among males, but not among females. Finally, we exploit the exogenous variation in negative emotions induced by the death of a parent to infer causality. Fixed effects regressions with instrumental variables exhibit a positive impact of negative emotions on immigration concerns among females, but no significant effects are found among males. Further investigation into channels driving these gender differences in results underscores gender differences in roles played by other concerns that often carry over to determine individuals’ immigration concerns, e.g., concerns about international terrorism.

Like clockwork: A within‐person analysis of time theft in the workplace

AbstractEmployee time theft is a silent and costly behavior that is difficult to manage in organizations. Time theft is less understood than other forms of deviance as it is engaged in more frequently and considered to be less harmful by those who engage in it. This study tests a within‐person model of time theft in which negative emotion mediates the positive relationship between job stressors (task ambiguity, task conflict) and time theft. Results show support for the mediating role of emotions in the positive stressor−time theft relationship at the within‐person level. Results also show that high levels of between‐person emotional stability weakened the impact of negative emotions on time theft. These results indicate that job related stressors create an environment in which time theft may become a frequent behavior. In discussing these results, we provide recommendations for employers to combat this phenomenon.

The reduction of effective feedback reception due to negative emotions in appeals

Citizens’ daily appeals are generally accompanied by negative sentiment, yet little is known about the impact of negative emotions on official response behaviors in a closed online environment. This study analyzed over 2.6 million environmental appeals and their handling records from China’s closed complaint platform to explore how individual negative emotions affect department response behaviors. The results showed that negative emotions could cause departments to respond more rapidly and decrease the likelihood of the citizens receiving department assistance. Whether the appeal can be handled efficiently also depends on the oversight of the department and the respondent’s implementation. Negative emotion towards the department is more likely to lead to a failed handling of the appeal. In addition, when citizens face serious hazards, such as health risks, negative emotions are understandable. Negative emotional appeals concerning health risks receive more time and effective intervention by departments. This paper sheds light on the role of negative emotions in shaping feedback and provides suggestions for improving individual appeal expression and departmental response behavior.

A study on the influencing factors of mental health of Chinese garden workers: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundOccupational hazards occur in all walks of life. China’s horticulture industry is undergoing rapid development. However, the mental health of garden workers has not received much attention. This study investigates the mental health status and influencing factors of Chinese garden workers and provides a basis for promoting their mental health and ensuring the healthy development of Chinese horticulture.MethodsA cross-sectional survey of garden workers in Beijing was conducted from 10 July 2021 to 10 October 2021. A total of 3349 valid questionnaires were recovered, with an effective response rate of 95.69%. Descriptive statistical analysis was carried out on the demographic characteristics, job satisfaction, stress, anxiety, and depression of garden workers, and the influencing factors affecting the mental health of Chinese garden workers were found through a t-test, variance analysis, and ordinal multi-class logistic regression analysis.ResultsSurvey respondents were mostly male (54.4%) and under the age of 40 (64.1%). The anxiety and depression symptoms of the garden workers were moderate. Among staff members, 40.2% were in a normal state of stress. Gender, three meals on time, monthly income, and job satisfaction were the factors influencing stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms among garden workers.ConclusionCompared to medical staff and other groups, the stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms of Chinese garden workers are severe. Gender, monthly income, and job satisfaction are important factors affecting their mental health. Managers should continuously improve the working environment of garden workers, provide salaries that match their positions, and improve their job recognition and satisfaction to reduce the impact of negative emotions on personal health.

He's to blame, she is lying: Judgments of child sex trafficking survivors

AbstractUS Federal legislation mandates the treatment of underaged youth induced to sell themselves for commercial sex as victims and not criminal offenders of prostitution laws. Nonetheless, state prosecutors often take action in juvenile court against these youth. This study explored the impact of negative moral emotions, victim blame, and victim believability on public judgments of child sex trafficking victims under varying case facts. We presented an online scenario involving a trafficking case to 682 participants and manipulated youth sex, trafficker sex, vulnerability background, and prior arrest history to determine how emotions, victim blame, and believability mediate child sex trafficking decisions. Two different paths emerged depending on the youth's sex. Participants reported greater victim responsibility and greater negative moral emotions towards a male youth trafficked by a female when he had a prior commercial sex arrest, which in turn predicted a lower certainty of recommending social services over legal consequences. With the same facts, participants reported lower believability for a female youth when she had a prior commercial sex arrest, which in turn predicted a lower certainty of recommending social services over legal consequences. The paper ends with a discussion of the implications of the findings for practice and theory.

Efecto agudo de los partidos de pádel en las emociones de jugadoras amateur

The main objective of this research is to compare the impact of competition on emotions, taking into account both the outcome of the match and the side of the game in which the players find themselves. The sample comprised 28 female paddle players, with an average age of 39.93 years (±11.94), playing in the first and fourth regional paddle divisions. We employed the Games and Emotion Scale (GES) survey to collect data. The study findings indicate that emotions linked with positive connotations ranked the highest, followed by uncertain emotions, while negative emotions garnered lower ratings. Additionally, it was found that fourth division players exhibited more pronounced levels of positive and ambiguous emotions compared to first division players. Playing on the home side of the court yielded positive nuanced emotions, indicating statistically significant differences, and eliciting higher ratings of ambiguous emotions, whilst reducing the impact of negative emotions. The study found notable variations in positive and ambiguous emotions among first division players when playing on their home side. In conclusion, the study revealed that winning matches evoked emotions with positive and ambiguous connotations, exhibiting significant variations, irrespective of the competitive level. This investigation affirms that paddle tennis competitions elicit diverse emotional responses in players. Of noteworthy significance is the occurrence of positive emotions at an intense level among players, triggered by winning and playing on their respective sides of the court.

The other extreme of the circumplex of emotion: an investigation of consumer outrage

PurposeAll hypothesized relationships were significant. Specifically, H1 was supported as disconfirmation and surprising consumption were significantly correlated. Moreover, arousal (H2) and outrage (H4a) were functions of surprising consumption and negative affect (H3) and outrage (H4b) were functions of arousal. H4c was also supported as negative affect had a significant direct effect on consumer outrage. In addition, disconfirmation had negative direct effects on both negative affect (H5) and dissatisfaction (H6a) and dissatisfaction was a function of negative affect. Finally, both outrage (H7a) and dissatisfaction (H7b) had significant negative effects on behavioral intentions.Design/methodology/approachRespondents were recruited to participate in the data collection in a “college town” in the Southeastern United States. Respondents were provided a paper and pencil data collection instrument that include complete survey instructions and the balance of the research design. To adequately test all hypotheses, the researchers developed a unique scenario that described an extreme service failure that takes place during a hotel check-in. Each respondent was asked to read the scenario and then reflect upon it as they responded to items that assessed their feelings toward the hotel check-in experience.FindingsThe results provide additional evidence in support of the existence of the satisfaction-dissatisfaction continuum, as well as specifically identifying the affective nature of levels of satisfaction that fall surprisingly well-below the zone of tolerance. The authors feel that the present study is a necessary step to provide a more comprehensive view of the satisfaction-dissatisfaction continuum. Likewise, the authors posit initial evidence of the antecedents and consequences of consumer outrage. This research supports the prior assumptions of Westbrook (1987) about the vast detrimental effects of negative affective responses to service or product failures.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research needs to discover just how extremely deficient service has to be to elicit outrage. Is outrage a personal phenomenon with every consumer experiencing it to different degrees? As such, is outrage triggered at different points on the satisfaction-dissatisfaction continuum? The zone of tolerance seems to suggest this, but it would be interesting to discover if at some collective level of dissatisfaction consumers generally begin to show signs of outrage. Likewise, it would be interesting to understand how the level and pattern of outrage results in customers exiting the relationship but also results in loyal customers becoming enemies (e.g. Gregiore et al., 2009; Gregiore and Fisher, 2008).Originality/valueThe motivation for the current study is both pragmatic and theoretical. As alluded to above, it is evident that the level of service customers’ emotional responses to their service experiences are increasing in frequency and intensity. These negative emotions affect the efficacy of service workers and impede the financial performance of service providers. The popular mantra of “anti-woke” consumers, “Go Woke, Go Broke,” is indicative of the importance of negative emotion. Sometimes referred to as “brand activism” (Moorman, 2020; Sarkar and Kotlet, 2019), recent public stances on social and political issues have led to a boycott of Gillette razors, the burning of Nike shoes, and the canceling of Costco Memberships in what has been called “virtue signaling” (Vredenburg et al., 2020). While none of these actions are desirable, the importance of investigating the impact of strong negative emotions (i.e. outrage) is further demonstrated in reports that 65% of consumers expect companies to authentically support such issues (Barton et al., 2018; Edelman, 2018; Larcker and Tayan, 2018; Moorman, 2020).

Impact of negative emotions on upper gastrointestinal diseases: A Mendel randomization study.

Mendelian randomization method is a powerful tool in epidemiological research. The core idea is to use genetic variation as a tool to assess the causal relationship between risk factors and specific diseases. Confounding factors are important interference factors for causal inference in epidemiological studies, and genetic variation in Mendelian randomization studies follows the principle of random distribution of alleles to offspring, which is similar to randomized controlled trials. Mendel 's randomization method can effectively avoid the confounding factors, reverse causality in observational studies and the representativeness and feasibility of randomized controlled trials. Previous observational studies have reported a relationship between negative emotions and upper gastrointestinal disease. However, whether this relationship is causal remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the causal relationship between negative emotions and upper gastrointestinal diseases using two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR). Three sets of genetic instruments from the database were obtained for analysis, including 12 anxiety-related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), 46 depression-related SNPs, and 58 nervous-related SNPs. SNPs were filtered using the Phenoscanner website, and the inverse variance weighted method, weighted median method, MR-Egger regression, MR pleiotropy residual sum, and outlier test were used for analysis. In inverse variance weighted analysis, anxiety and depression had an effect on gastroduodenal ulcer (p = 2.849×10-3, β = 4.908, 95% CI = 1.684-8.132; and p = 6.457×10-4, β = 1.767, 95% CI = 0.752-2.782, respectively). Additionally, depression had an effect on diseases of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (p = 3.498×10-5, β = 0.926, 95% CI = 0.487-1.364). Cochran's Q-derived p-values were 0.457, 0.603, and 0.643, and MR-Egger intercept-derived p-values were 0.697, 0.294, and 0.362, respectively. Here, we show that anxiety and depression have a causal relationship with gastroduodenal ulcers, and depression has a causal relationship with diseases of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.

Интеллектуальный концепт переговорных процессов

Whenever people realize that they cannot achieve their goals without working closely with others, there is a need for negotiation. Much research on negotiation focuses on the mutual trust of the parties. However, it is difficult to overestimate the influence of socioemotional components: participants of negotiators often tend to make inaccurate judgments about the situation without gathering necessary information and build their negotiating strategy based on intuitive assumptions. The judgments of negotiators are biased and associated with ineffective interaction of the parties. Individual differences play an important role in determining the strategy of how people conduct negotiations. Motivational and cognitive models can be the basis for a convincing description of negotiation behavior. A psychological theory of negotiation must take into account the personality of the negotiator and must integrate the features of effective motivational and cognitive models. This review highlights recent empirical research examining the social and emotional activity of negotiators. The publications covering the social aspect of behavior during the negotiation processes are considered. The authors investigated how gender stereotypes affect the effectiveness of negotiations, tested the possible impact of positive and negative emotions on the results of negotiations. This study explores the idea that negotiators are more likely to agree to sub-optimal compromise deals than to seek mutually beneficial solutions. The author makes the assumption that this is due to a misunderstanding of the interests of the other side.

The role of emotion in eating behavior and decisions.

The present paper aims to provide the latest perspectives and future directions on the association between emotions and eating behavior. We discussed individual differences in the impact of negative emotions on eating, emotional eating as disinhibited eating decisions with heightened reward values of and sensitivity to palatable foods in response to negative emotions and social isolation, in addition to emotional eating as maladaptive coping strategies under negative emotion and stress, hedonic (pleasure-oriented) eating decisions mediated by the brain reward system, and self-controlled (health-oriented) eating decisions mediated by the brain control system. Perspectives on future directions were addressed, including the development of early eating phenotypes in infancy, shared neural mechanisms mediated by the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in emotion and eating decision regulation, possible roles of interoception incorporating hunger and satiety signals, gut microbiome, the insula and the orbitofrontal cortex, and emotional processing capacities in hedonic eating and weight gain.

Association of gastrointestinal symptoms and skipping breakfast with anxiety and depressive symptoms in quarantined Chinese college students during the Shanghai 2022 lockdown: a cross sectional survey

BackgroundThis study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms among quarantined college students at school in Shanghai 2022 lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigate the association of gastrointestinal discomfort related-factors and skipping breakfast with anxiety and depressive symptoms.Methods384 quarantined college students in Shanghai China were recruited in this cross-sectional study from April 5th to May 29th, 2022. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) were used to assess anxiety and depressive symptoms, respectively.ResultsThe prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms were 56.8% and 62.8%, respectively. Longer quarantine duration, higher education level, skipping breakfast, stomachache or abdominal pain, and nausea or dyspepsia were significantly associated with anxiety symptoms. Moreover, longer quarantine duration, being woman, skipping breakfast, stomachache or abdominal pain, and nausea or dyspepsia were markedly related to depressive symptoms. Notably, regularly physical exercising and taking positive attitude towards COVID-19 were negatively correlated with anxiety and depressive symptoms.ConclusionsMore attention should be paid to anxiety and depressive symptoms of quarantined college students and universities should provide timely psychological monitoring and intervention services to mitigate the impact of negative emotions on students. Effectively relieving gastrointestinal symptoms, insisting on eat breakfast, regularly exercising, and taking a positive attitude towards to COVID-19 might contribute to preventing the anxiety and depressive symptoms for those college students experiencing a long-term quarantine.

The Impact of Negative Emotions on Binge Eating and BMI Among Medical Students.

Background Binge eating disorder (BED) is a condition characterized by episodes of consuming large amounts of food and feeling a lack of control over eating behavior. Stress, anxiety, and depression are risk factors for developing BED, which may be particularly relevant for medical students who experience high levels of academic pressure and stress. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of binge eating behaviors among medical students, as well as the types of negative emotions that are most strongly associated with binge eating. Methodology This cross-sectional study employed convenience sampling and included 332 medical students from Almaarefa University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All medical students of all academic levels were eligible to participate in this study. Students from other colleges such as pharmacy students or students from other universities were excluded from this study. The researchquestionnaire collected information about negative emotions, BMI, number of meals, consumption of fast food, overeating behavior, and relevant demographic data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data using SPSS Statistics version 26 (IBM Corp. Released 2019. IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 26.0. Armonk, NY: IBM Corp.). Results The descriptive analysis showed that the majority of students reported consuming two meals per day and having snacks twice a day. Fast food consumption was reported by 58.1% of students. The study found that negative emotions such as stress, depression, and loneliness were significantly associated with binge eating behavior and had an impact on weight and BMI. The findings suggest the need for interventions to address negative emotions and promote healthy eating habits among medical students. Conclusion The study concludes that negative emotions such as stress, aggression, and boredom are significantly associated with binge eating behaviors among medical students. Depression, disappointment, and thoughts about difficult tasks were linked to detrimental effects on BMI and weight loss.