The relationship between emotional eating with rejection sensitivity and self-silencing among female university students

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between emotional eating with rejection sensitivity and self-silencing among female university students. Therefore, the sample of 313 single female university students between the ages of 18-25 and having a romantic relationship was recruited online from the general population. In the research, data was collected by Demographic Information Form, Turkish Emotional Eating Scale, Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire and Self-Silencing Scale. According to the results of the study, self silencing was positively related to emotional eating scale total scores, eating when nervous, eating to cope with negative emotions, control against stimuli and self-control sub-dimensions. In addition, rejection sensitivity was positively related to self-control, while there was no correlation between rejection sensitivity and emotional eating total score, eating when nervous, eating to cope with negative emotions and control against stimuli. When the predictor role of variables on the total score and sub-dimensions of emotional eating scale was examined, it was found that self silencing and rejection sensitivity had significant predictor roles. Keywords: Emotional Eating, Rejection Sensitivity, Self-silencing