Emotional Stress in Emotional Eating Results and Discussion

Scientific Project: Results and Discussion
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Scientific Project: Results and Discussion
Hypothesis
* Engaging in emotional eating (independent variable) will increase my emotional stress (dependent variable) as measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS).
Results
Questions

Week 6
(Emotional Eating)

Week 12
(Emotional Eating)

Week 18
(Healthy Eating)

Week 24 (Healthy Eating)


In the last six weeks, how often have you been upset because of something happened unexpectedly?

3

4

3

2

Irritability

In last six weeks, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?

2

3

3

2

Feeling overwhelmed

In the last six weeks, how often have you felt nervous and stressed?

2

3

2

1

Restlessness

In the last six weeks, how often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems?

2

1

3

4

Confidence

In the last six weeks, how often have you felt that things were going your way?

2

1

3

4

Optimism

In the last six weeks, how often have you found that you could not cope with all the things that you had to do?

2

3

2

1

Feeling overwhelmed

In the last six weeks, how often have you been able to control irritations in your life?

2

1

3

4


In the last six weeks, how often have you felt that you were on top of things?

2

1

3

4


In the last six weeks, how often have you been angered because of things that were outside of your control?

2

3

2

1


In the last six weeks, how often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?

2

3

2

1


The results of the study confirmed that engaging in emotional eating increased my emotional stress based on the Perceived Stress Scale. According to the table, I exhibited most of the psychological and emotional signs of stress, such as depression or anxiety, anger, irritability, feeling overwhelmed, and other features as noted in the table. The first six weeks of engaging in emotional eating showed early signs of emotional distress because I was departing from my normal healthy consumption patterns towards unhealthy eating. Consequently, the results of the first six weeks were fair. However, as I progressed through the period, I realized that my condition worsened. Starting from the 13th week, I began engaging in healthy eating exercise and according to the results, there was an improvement in my overall wellbeing. I showed low anxiety and stress levels, I began feeling like I was more in control of my life, and often managed to complete my work more readily. I felt less tired and less depressed and felt my body regain its energy.
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