RT Journal Article
T1 Perceived Stress and Increased Food Consumption during the 'Third Wave' of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain.
A1 Sanchez-Sanchez, Eduardo
A1 Diaz-Jimenez, Jara
A1 Rosety, Ignacio
A1 Alferez, Maria Jose M
A1 Diaz, Antonio Jesus
A1 Rosety, Miguel Angel
A1 Ordonez, Francisco Javier
A1 Rosety-Rodriguez, Manuel
K1 COVID-19 pandemic
K1 Perceived Stress Scale
K1 Food consumption
K1 Perceived stress
K1 Área de Gestión Sanitaria Campo de Gibraltar Oeste
AB The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health of people worldwide. An increase in perceived stress can lead to unhealthy behaviors such as increased food consumption. The aim of this study was to find the level of perceived stress and its relationship with increased food consumption during the "third wave" of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. This was a cross-sectional study that employed anonline self-reported frequency of consumption questionnaire and the Perceived Stress Scale-10. A total of 637 subjects participated and 83.6% of respondents had moderate or high stress-more prevalent in the female and young respondents. Moreover, 36.1% of respondents reported that they had increased the frequency of consumption of some foods, mainly nuts, snacks, and jellybeans, along with coffee, tea, cocoa, and soft drinks. Eating between meals was more pronounced in those with high stress (65.1%) than in those with moderate stress (40.4%) and low stress (20.2%). Furthermore, the respondents with high stress reported greater weight gain. Thus, the results show that the level of perceived stress during the 'third wave' of this pandemic increased food consumption.
PB MDPI
YR 2021
FD 2021-07-09
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18345
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18345
LA en
NO Sánchez-Sánchez E, Díaz-Jimenez J, Rosety I, Alférez MJM, Díaz AJ, Rosety MA, et al. Perceived Stress and Increased Food Consumption during the 'Third Wave' of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain. Nutrients. 2021 Jul 12;13(7):2380
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RD Apr 10, 2025