Open AccessDysfunctional Patterns of Food Intake by Anxiety during Isolation by COVID-19 in Chile, Colombia and Mexico
Author(s) -
Tania Yadira Martínez-Rodríguez,
Samantha Josefina Bernal-Gómez,
Ana María Mora,
Nelson Hun,
Zyanya Reyes-Castillo,
Elia Herminia Valdés Miramontes,
Ana Cristina Espinoza-Gallardo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of psychological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.23
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2011-7922
pISSN - 2011-2084
DOI - 10.21500/20112084.4721
Subject(s) - dysfunctional family , anxiety , psychology , perception , covid-19 , disinhibition , social isolation , isolation (microbiology) , clinical psychology , cognition , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , disease , pathology , neuroscience , infectious disease (medical specialty) , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The aim of this research was to compare food intake dysfunctional patterns score with the subjective perception of anxiety and sociodemographic characteristics of the participants in isolation by COVID-19 from Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. A cross-sectional research was carried out, with a virtual questionnaire of subjective perception of anxiety and the questionnaire of three 18-item feeding factors. 958 people of both sexes participated (F = 83%,M = 17%), mainly in the 18 to 35 age range. Dysfunctional eating patterns presented high scores in people who perceived anxiety, as well as in participants from Chile. Additionally, it was found that women present greater cognitive restriction and emotional intake, and college students showed greater disinhibition. In conclusion, the scores of the three dysfunctional eating patterns were higher in people with subjective perception of anxiety during social isolation due to COVID-19, and there were also differences according to country, sex, and educational level.