From Stress to Cravings: How Emotion Regulation Bridges Early Life Adversity and Food Addiction

We examined emotion regulation's role in the ACEs-food addiction link among 108 Hispanic undergraduates. A parallel mediation model revealed that limited access to emotion regulation strategies significantly mediated this relationship (B = 0.227, SE = 0.1027, p < 0.001). Findings highlight intervention potential targeting emotion regulation to mitigate food addiction.