Eating behaviors mediate the relationship between perceived stress and anthropometric measurements related to obesity in young adults/ Comportamentos alimentares medeiam a relacao entre estresse percebido e medidas antropometricas relacionadas a obesidade em adultos jovens

The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of perceived stress, eating behaviors and anthropometric measurements related to obesity in the university students. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 658 university students (128 males, 530 females). A questionnaire comprising socio-demographic characteristics, eating habits, perceived stress using the Perceived Stress Scale-14, eating behaviors assessed with the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire and measured anthropometric parameters was administered by researchers. Perceived stress was higher in pre-obesity/obese participants compared to those were underweight and had normal weight (p