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The Mediating Role of Impulsivity in the Relationship Between Excessive Food Cravings and Anxiety in Women

Kadınlarda Aşırı Besin İsteği ve Anksiyete İlişkisinde Dürtüselliğin Aracı Rolü

Dilan Malgaz Güçlü(IĞDIR ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-4868-0247
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64–73
Publication Date
2026-03-28
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Since the direction and significance level of the effect of anxiety scores on food craving scores before and within the model did not change, it was determined that the significant contribution of the impulsivity variable was at the partial mediation level.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Recently, with the increase in eating disorders, research in this field has gained importance.
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Recently, with the increase in eating disorders, research in this field has gained importance. In this study, it was aimed to examine the role of impulsivity in the relationship between food cravings and anxiety in women. The study group of this research, which was conducted with a relational design, consisted of 699 women. Personal Information Form, Food Craving Scale, Beck Anxiety Scale and Barratt Impulsivity Scale were administered to the women who participated in the study. Pearson correlation analysis was performed to determine the relationship between the scale scores obtained from the study. In order to test the hypotheses of the study, the mediating variable model was created and the analysis was performed using the Model 4 mediation model with the Process Macro Hayes plug-in. The confidence interval was determined as 95% in all analyzes in the study. According to the findings of the study, a significant positive relationship was found between women's excessive food cravings and anxiety and impulsivity. There was also a significant positive correlation between anxiety and impulsivity. Since the direction and significance level of the effect of anxiety scores on food craving scores before and within the model did not change, it was determined that the significant contribution of the impulsivity variable was at the partial mediation level.

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Son dönemlerde yeme bozukluklarının artmasıyla birlikte bu alanda yapılan araştırmalar önem kazanmıştır. Bu çalışmada, kadınlarda aşırı besin isteğinin anksiyete ile olan ilişkisinde dürtüselliğin rolünün incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. İlişkisel desenle yürütülen bu araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 699 kadın oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmaya katılım gösteren kadınlara Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Aşırı Besin İsteği Ölçeği, Beck Anksiyete Ölçeği ile Barratt Dürtüsellik Ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Çalışmadan elde edilen ölçek puanlarının birbirleriyle ilişkisini belirlemek amacıyla Pearson korelasyon analizi yapılmıştır. Çalışmanın hipotezlerini test etmek adına aracı değişken modeli oluşturulmuş ve test etmek için Process Macro Hayes eklentisi ile Model 4 aracılık modeli kullanılarak analiz gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmadaki tüm analizlerde güven aralığı %95 olarak belirlenmiştir. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgulara göre kadınların aşırı besin isteği ile anksiyete ve dürtüsellik arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı ilişki tespit edilmiştir. Anksiyete ile dürtüsellik arasında da pozitif yönde anlamlı ilişki belirlenmiştir. Anksiyete puanlarının, aşırı besin isteği puanlarına etkisinde, modelden önceki ve modelin içerisindeki etki yönü ve anlamlılık düzeyi değişmemiş olduğundan, dürtüsellik değişkeninin anlamlı katkısının kısmi aracılık düzeyinde olduğu saptanmıştır.

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Güçlü, D. M. (2026). The Mediating Role of Impulsivity in the Relationship Between Excessive Food Cravings and Anxiety in Women. Kıbrıs Türk Psikiyatri ve Psikoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 64–73. https://doi.org/10.35365/ctjpp.26.1.09

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