title: Emotional Eating Mediates the Relationship Between Role Stress and Obesity in Clergy.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between role stress, emotional eating, and obesity in clergy. A random sample of United States Lutheran Church Missouri Synod clergy who met the study criteria (N = 430), response rate 38%, completed the Role Stress and Emotional Eating Behavior Scales, and self-reported height and weight for Body Mass Index (BMI) calculation. Obesity was high (81.4% overweight/obese, 36.7% obese), and emotional eating partially mediated the relationship between role stress and obesity. This study tested relations of the Neuman Systems Model.
authors.affiliation: Associate Clinical Professor, University of Connecticut.
authors.forename: Nancy N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Manister
authors.affiliation: Professor, College of Staten Island and The Graduate Center, The City University of New York.
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gigliotti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002977:Clergy / Q000523:psychology*; D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008923:Missouri; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Neuman Systems Model; emotional eating; obesity; occupational culture; role stress; social support