Research Article
Is The Eating Behavior Of Women Emotionally Influenced?" : The Phenomenon Of Gender-Based Differences In Eating Behavior In Adolescents
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.17-9-2024.2353017, author={Nila Reswari Haryana and Yatty Destani Sandy and Risti Rosmiati and Hardi Firmansyah}, title={Is The Eating Behavior Of Women Emotionally Influenced?" : The Phenomenon Of Gender-Based Differences In Eating Behavior In Adolescents}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Innovation in Education, Science, and Culture, ICIESC 2024, 17 September 2024, Medan, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICIESC}, year={2025}, month={1}, keywords={depressed emotional eating gender teenager upset}, doi={10.4108/eai.17-9-2024.2353017} }- Nila Reswari Haryana
Yatty Destani Sandy
Risti Rosmiati
Hardi Firmansyah
Year: 2025
Is The Eating Behavior Of Women Emotionally Influenced?" : The Phenomenon Of Gender-Based Differences In Eating Behavior In Adolescents
ICIESC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.17-9-2024.2353017
Abstract
Adolescents and young adults around the world have experiences high rates of weight gain. The diet of adolescents today has begun to shift to an unbalanced diet, thereby increasing the incidence of overweight. When talking about eating behavior, there is a stereotype that women tend to crave snacks compared to men who tend to consume more food than craving. This study aims to determine differences in emotional eating behavior based on gender. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 114 young adults from one of the universities in Medan City in July 2023. Emotional eating scores were obtained using the DEBQ questionnaire which was then analyzed using the Mann Whitney test. The results showed that there was a significant difference between emotional eating in women and men (p<0.05). The difference in eating behavior seen differently between young adult women and men lies when they feel depressed/discouraged, upset, and angry. Thus, there are differences between young adult women and men in eating behavior related to emotions.
