The relationship between perceived parental styles, emotional eating behaivour and impulsivity

The aim of the study was to (1) examine the relationship between perceived parental styles and emotional eating behaviour; (2) examine the relationship between impulsivity and emotional eating behaviour; (3) examine the mediating role of impulsivity in the relationship between perceived parental styles and emotional eating behaviour. The study included 319 individuals, 203 females and 116 males, aged 18-49 years, who were not on regular medication and following a diet plan. Demographic Information Form, The Young Parenting Scale (YPS), Turkish Emotional Eating Scale and UPSS Impulsive Behaviour Scale were used in the study. Correlation analyses, regression analyses and mediation with Hayes Process method analyses were performed to determine the relationships. According to the results, perceived parental styles predicts emotional eating behaviour. In addition, a significant relationship was found between emotional eating behaviour and impulsivity. Finally, impulsivity was found to have a mediating role in the relationship between perceived parental styles and emotional eating behaviour. The findings obtained in the study were discussed in the light of the information in the literature and suggestions were made for future research.