naa a22 4500 510729754 CHVBK 20180411082948.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12671-012-0124-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12671-012-0124-3 Mindful Eating and Its Relationship to Body Mass Index and Physical Activity Among University Students [Elektronische Daten] [Katrina Moor, Alison Scott, William McIntosh] Mindful eating is conceptualized as being aware in the present moment when one is eating, paying close attention to the senses, including physical and emotional sensations. There are little published data exploring mindful eating in samples of the general population, and no work evaluating the concept in a university setting; thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of mindful eating to BMI and physical activity levels among students at a 4-year university and to assess the potential usefulness of mindful eating interventions in this campus setting. Ninety participants completed the 28-item Mindful Eating Questionnaire, consisting of five subscales (Disinhibition, Awareness, External Cues, Emotional Response, and Distraction) and questions about height, weight, and physical activity. Lower BMI was associated significantly with overall mindful eating. Level of physical activity was not related significantly to overall mindful eating scores; however, students who were more physically active were more likely to lack awareness of their food and to eat in response to negative emotions. These results suggest that mindful eating may be a useful concept to explore further, because the relationships among mindful eating, BMI, and physical activity are not straightforward. A better understanding of these complexities might lead to more effective intervention strategies for addressing overweight and obesity risk in university populations. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2012 Mindful eating nationallicence Obesity nationallicence Moor Katrina Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, 23187, Williamsburg, VA, USA aut Scott Alison Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, 23187, Williamsburg, VA, USA aut McIntosh William Department of Psychology, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA aut Mindfulness Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 4/3(2013-09-01), 269-274 1868-8527 4:3<269 2013 4 12671 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-012-0124-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-012-0124-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Moor Katrina Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, 23187, Williamsburg, VA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Scott Alison Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, 23187, Williamsburg, VA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- McIntosh William Department of Psychology, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Mindfulness Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 4/3(2013-09-01), 269-274 1868-8527 4:3<269 2013 4 12671 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer