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Background <p>Addiction-like eating, characterized by impaired impulse control over food consumption and intense food cravings, is closely linked to overweight and poses both physical and mental health risks. Drawing on a social cognitive perspective, this study examined whether and how social beliefs (i.e., social cynicism) and social emotions (i.e., gratitude) are associated with addiction-like eating and tested their longitudinal interplay.</p> Methods <p>A two-wave longitudinal survey with a six-month interval was administered via an online crowdsourcing platform in mainland China. At Wave 1 (W1), the sample comprised 1448 adults (50% females, <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 32.46 years, <i>SD</i> = 7.72), of whom 660 remained at Wave 2 (W2). Cross-lagged panel modeling was conducted to examine the reciprocal associations among social cynicism, gratitude, and addiction-like eating over time.</p> Results <p>Social cynicism at W1 predicted higher levels of addiction-like eating at W2 (<i>β</i> = 0.07, <i>p</i> = .008), and vice versa (<i>β</i> = 0.08, <i>p</i> = .012). Gratitude at W1 predicted lower addiction-like eating at W2 (<i>β</i> = –0.10, <i>p</i> &lt; .001), whereas W1 addiction-like eating predicted reduced W2 gratitude (<i>β</i> = –0.05, <i>p</i> = .031). Moreover, a significant unidirectional path was observed from gratitude at W1 to reduced W2 social cynicism (<i>β</i> = –0.16, <i>p</i> &lt; .001).</p> Conclusions <p>Findings revealed a bidirectional link between lower gratitude/higher social cynicism and greater risks of addiction-like eating. Targeted intervention strategies such as gratitude-centered reappraisal may serve as a complement to traditional symptom-focused approaches in addressing addiction-like eating patterns.</p>

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A taste of (dis)trust: do social cynicism and gratitude predict and reciprocate addiction-like eating?

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    2026年4月6日

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  • Hong Mian Yang,
  • Bryant P. H. Hui,
  • Hengyue Zhang,
  • Haofeng Ling,
  • Susana Jiménez-Murcia,
  • Fernando Fernández-Aranda,
  • Anise M. S. Wu

摘要

Background

Addiction-like eating, characterized by impaired impulse control over food consumption and intense food cravings, is closely linked to overweight and poses both physical and mental health risks. Drawing on a social cognitive perspective, this study examined whether and how social beliefs (i.e., social cynicism) and social emotions (i.e., gratitude) are associated with addiction-like eating and tested their longitudinal interplay.

Methods

A two-wave longitudinal survey with a six-month interval was administered via an online crowdsourcing platform in mainland China. At Wave 1 (W1), the sample comprised 1448 adults (50% females, Mage = 32.46 years, SD = 7.72), of whom 660 remained at Wave 2 (W2). Cross-lagged panel modeling was conducted to examine the reciprocal associations among social cynicism, gratitude, and addiction-like eating over time.

Results

Social cynicism at W1 predicted higher levels of addiction-like eating at W2 (β = 0.07, p = .008), and vice versa (β = 0.08, p = .012). Gratitude at W1 predicted lower addiction-like eating at W2 (β = –0.10, p < .001), whereas W1 addiction-like eating predicted reduced W2 gratitude (β = –0.05, p = .031). Moreover, a significant unidirectional path was observed from gratitude at W1 to reduced W2 social cynicism (β = –0.16, p < .001).

Conclusions

Findings revealed a bidirectional link between lower gratitude/higher social cynicism and greater risks of addiction-like eating. Targeted intervention strategies such as gratitude-centered reappraisal may serve as a complement to traditional symptom-focused approaches in addressing addiction-like eating patterns.