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Beliefs about Negative Emotions and Emotional Eating: The Role of Rumination and Body Mass Index
(Termedia Publishing House Ltd., 2026-02-10) Engin, Esin; Tuna, Ezgi
Beliefs about Negative Emotions and Emotional Eating: The Role of Rumination and Body Mass Index
(Termedia Publishing House Ltd, 2026-02-10) Engin, Esin; Tuna, Ezgi
BACKGROUND Emotion beliefs are cognitive processes that influence how emotions are regulated, with important implications for well-being. Maladaptive beliefs about emotions may associated with the use of less adaptive emotion regulation strategies, such as rumination, and may contribute dysfunctional eating behaviors. This study examines the relationship between beliefs about the uncontrollability and uselessness of negative emotions and emotional eating (EE), with a focus on the mediating role of rumination. We also tested an exploratory hypothesis examining whether body mass index (BMI) moderates the pathways from emotion beliefs and rumination to EE. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE After obtaining ethical approval, participants were cruited from the general population through announcements on social media platforms. The sample consisted 414 adults (Mage = 32.5, SD = 11.4) from Turkey who completed online self-report questionnaires. RESULTS Our results showed that stronger beliefs that negative emotions are uncontrollable or useless were associated with greater EE indirectly through their effects on rumination, after statistically controlling for gender. In the moderated mediation analyses, BMI significantly moderated the pathway from rumination to EE, with stronger associations observed in individuals with higher BMI. However, BMI did not moderate the associations between emotion beliefs and EE. CONCLUSIONS These findings underscore the significance of targeting emotion beliefs and rumination in interventions for EE and suggest the potential benefit of tailoring interventions based on the needs of individuals with different BMI levels.
Childhood Trauma and Intimate Partner Violence in Turkish Women: Shame and Guilt as Pathways to Revictimization
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2026-02-09) Tuna, Ezgi; Fidantek, Hulya; Uncu, Ezgi
Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains one of the most widespread forms of violence against women. Prior research indicates that women who have experienced traumatic childhood experiences face an enhanced likelihood of IPV later in life, often described as revictimization. Although the occurrence of revictimization is well-documented, less is known about the mechanisms that explain how women with childhood trauma become more vulnerable to IPV victimization. The present study explored two emotional factors, shame- and guilt-proneness, that might contribute to the heightened risk for IPV. Specifically, we examined whether a tendency toward shame and guilt mediates the relationship between the five types of childhood traumatic events (i.e., physical abuse, emotional abuse, emotional neglect, sexual abuse, and physical neglect) and IPV through a multiple mediation model. The sample consisted of 594 Turkish women, aged 18 to 70 (M = 29.53; SD = 10.83), who were in a romantic relationship for a minimum of one year. Participants completed an online survey. Our findings revealed that all five forms of childhood trauma are positively related to IPV, indicating evidence for revictimization. Furthermore, shame-proneness mediated the link between emotional abuse and IPV, whereas guilt-proneness did not function as a mediator between traumatic childhood experiences and IPV. These findings suggest that shame-proneness, but not guilt-proneness, may play a role in revictimization in women with a history of emotional abuse and may be a focus for prevention and intervention efforts.