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. 2021 Dec 9;9(1):158.
doi: 10.1186/s40337-021-00514-5.

Life history strategy and overeating during COVID-19 pandemic: a moderated mediation model of sense of control and coronavirus stress

Baojuan Ye  1 , Ruining Wang  2 , Mingfan Liu  1 , Xinqiang Wang  1 , Qiang Yang  3
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Life history strategy and overeating during COVID-19 pandemic: a moderated mediation model of sense of control and coronavirus stress

Baojuan Ye et al. J Eat Disord. .
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Abstract

Background: This study examined the mediating effect of sense of control and the moderating effect of coronavirus stress on the relationship between life history strategy and overeating among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 period.

Methods: 3310 Chinese students (Mage = 19.74, SD = 1.50; 47% males) completed self-reported questionnaires regarding life history strategy, sense of control, overeating, and coronavirus stress. The data were analyzed using Pearson's r correlations and moderated mediation analysis.

Results: The results revealed that control sense mediated the link between life history strategy and college students' overeating. College students' coronavirus stress moderated the associations between life history strategy and college students' sense of control and between control sense and overeating. The association between life history strategy and sense of control was stronger for those with lower coronavirus stress, and the association between sense of control and overeating was stronger for those with lower coronavirus stress.

Conclusions: This study identified that the critical factors were associated with overeating. On the one hand, the research deepens the application and interpretation of life history theory in the field of eating; on the other hand, it provides evidence for the prevention of overeating, and provides theoretical basis for psychological assistance among Chinese college students.

Keywords: COVID-19; College students; Coronavirus stress; Life history strategy; Overeating; Sense of control.

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