Table 2 Mean values (SD) of psychogenic needs, Eysenck Personality Inventory scores, and control variables by indicators of excessive eating behavioura.
Excessive uncontrolled eating | Excessive emotional eating | Excessive cognitive restraint | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (ref) | Yes | No (ref) | Yes | No (ref) | Yes | |
N | 415 | 70 | 416 | 69 | 357 | 128 |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Psychogenic needs | ||||||
Achievement | 7.9 (2.9) | 8.1 (2.9) | 7.9 (2.9) | 8.5 (2.7) | 7.8 (3.0) | 8.5 (2.7)** |
Affiliation | 8.9 (2.3) | 9.5 (2.4) | 9.1 (2.3) | 8.7 (2.2) | 8.9 (2.4) | 9.4 (2.2)* |
Aggression | 5.2 (2.8) | 6.0 (2.9)* | 5.2 (2.8) | 6.1 (2.9)* | 5.4 (2.8) | 5.3 (2.9) |
Defence of status | 6.0 (3.4) | 7.4 (3.7)** | 5.9 (3.4) | 8.1 (3.8)*** | 6.2 (3.5) | 6.2 (3.6) |
Guilt feelings | 6.4 (3.2) | 7.4 (3.5)* | 6.3 (3.1) | 7.8 (3.8)** | 6.4 (3.3) | 6.7 (3.2) |
Dominance | 9.5 (3.3) | 8.8 (3.4) | 9.5 (3.3) | 8.7 (3.7) | 9.4 (3.4) | 9.3 (3.1) |
Exhibition | 8.1 (3.2) | 8.4 (3.5) | 8.2 (3.2) | 7.9 (3.6) | 8.1 (3.3) | 8.1 (3.1) |
Autonomy | 7.5 (2.2) | 7.9 (2.3) | 7.5 (2.2) | 7.9 (2.4) | 7.6 (2.3) | 7.4 (2.1) |
Nurturance | 11.5 (2.3) | 11.4 (2.8) | 11.5 (2.4) | 11.3 (2.6) | 11.3 (2.5) | 11.9 (2.2)* |
Order | 9.5 (3.2) | 8.9 (2.9) | 9.5 (3.1) | 9.0 (3.3) | 9.2 (3.2) | 9.8 (2.8) |
Succorance | 8.7 (2.6) | 9.1 (2.8) | 8.6 (2.6) | 9.4 (2.9)* | 8.7 (2.7) | 8.9 (2.5) |
Acquiescence | 44.6 (7.1) | 47.8 (9.7)** | 44.4 (7.4) | 48.5 (8.0)*** | 44.8 (7.6) | 45.5 (7.5) |
Eysenck personality inventory | ||||||
Extraversion | 14.0 (3.6) | 13.5 (3.7) | 14.1 (3.5) | 12.9 (3.8)** | 13.9 (3.7) | 14.1 (3.3) |
Neuroticism | 7.8 (4.2) | 9.9 (4.8)*** | 7.6 (4.2) | 10.7 (4.6)*** | 8.2 (4.5) | 7.9 (4.0) |
Lie scale | 3.0 (1.8) | 2.3 (1.4)*** | 3.0 (1.8) | 2.3 (1.4)*** | 2.9 (1.7) | 3.1 (1.9) |
