Correlations Between Stress, Depression, Body Mass Index, and Food Addiction Among Korean Nursing Students.

J Addict Nurs

Hyon Joo Hong, PhD, National Center for Mental Health, Seoul, Korea. Ran Kim, PhD, College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. Ae Sil Kim, PhD(c), School of Nursing, Yeungnam University College, Daegu, Korea. Jung Ho Kim, PhD(c), Department of Nursing, Masan University, Gyeongnam, Korea. Hyun Ji Kim, PhD, Department of Nursing, Songho University, Gangwon, Korea. Ji Hyeun Song, PhD, Department of Nursing, Cheju Halla University, Jeju, Korea. Sung Hee Shin, PhD, College of Nursing Science, East-West Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.

Published: June 2021

This study examined the relationships between stress, depression, body mass index, and food addiction in South Korean nursing students. Data from 323 nursing students in Seoul, Gangwon-do, Jeollanam-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, and Jeju-do were collected via self-report questionnaires and analyzed using chi-square tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, logistic regression analyses, and the receiver operating characteristic curve using SPSS 21.0. Overall, 7.1% of students were classified as having a food addiction. Stress and depression affected food addiction, and food addiction influenced obesity. Depression and stress combined were predictors of food addiction. These findings suggest that effective stress management and interventions for depression prevention may be beneficial to prevent food addiction in nursing students.

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