The Association of COVID-19 Stressors and Family Health on Overeating before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rahee Kim, Eliza Olpin, Lynneth Kirsten Novilla and AliceAnn Crandall
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Rahee Kim: Department of Public Health, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
Eliza Olpin: Department of Public Health, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
Lynneth Kirsten Novilla: Department of Public Health, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
AliceAnn Crandall: Department of Public Health, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 10, 1-10

Abstract: Prior studies have examined how stress and the family environment affect overeating, but less is known about how COVID-19 stressors and family health may affect overeating during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research questions included: (1) Did COVID-19-related stressors increase the risk for overeating among adults in the United States? (2) Did family health protect against overeating during a pandemic? The sample included 443 participants aged 18 years and older living in the United States who were recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk. Stata version 16 was used to analyze the data using multiple linear regression. The results indicate that one year into the pandemic, COVID-19 stressors were associated with increased overeating, even after adjusting for overeating before the pandemic. More family health resources were associated with less overeating. These results indicate that although COVID-19 stressors were associated with overeating, greater family health resources helped prevent overeating. Interventions and policies that aim to increase health resources for families may be particularly beneficial at preventing overeating and obesity in the face of long- and short-term stress.

Keywords: overeating; family health; COVID-19 stressors; family; Mturk (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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