The relationship between eating behavior types and personality coping strategies
The article examines the relationship between the type of eating behavior and coping strategies. The interest in this phenomenon is due to its widespread occurrence. The aim of the empirical study was to study the relationship between eating behavior and various coping strategies. The following methods were used: Golan Eating Behavior Questionnaire, Lazarus’ Coping Behavior Questionnaire. The object of the research was the students of NEFU (n = 70). As a result of the study, data were obtained on the severity of types of eating behavior (emotiogenic and external types of eating behavior), as well as their relationship with coping strategies. Significant links were revealed between the types of eating behavior and coping strategies: the restrictive type of eating behavior correlates with the coping strategies “confrontation”, “seeking social support”, “taking responsibility” and “planning”; emotiogenic type of eating behavior correlates with coping strategies “confrontation”, “distancing”, “flight”, external type of eating behavior correlates with coping strategies “taking responsibility”, “flight”, “planning”