Abstract

WERNECK, Gabriella de Paula  and  OLIVEIRA, Diana Ramos de. Self-esteem and stereotypes of emotional eating. Rev. Psicol. Saúde [online]. 2021, vol.13, n.3, pp. 117-130. ISSN 2177-093X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.20435/pssa.v13i3.1157.

Emotional eating is the impulse in food consumption in response to emotions and is related to low self-esteem. These shared mental representations and beliefs are stereotypes. The aim of this study was to identify the relationships between emotional eating, self-esteem and stereotypes in 717 participants (93.7% women). Data collection occurred on-line with the application of the following instruments: Sociodemographic, Emotional Food Subscale, Self-Esteem Scale and Stereotypes of Emotional Eating Scale. The results point to significant correlations between self-esteem, emotional eating and negative stereotypes. A negative self-esteem is related to a greater tendency to have emotional eating. Emotional eating is associated with negative stereotypes, e.g. liar and weakling. These findings raise questions about how the role of self-esteem and negative stereotypes in eating behavior is valid.

Keywords : emotional eating; self esteem; stereotypes; eating behavior.

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