Job stress on abdominal obesity: the moderating effects of anger and overeating behaviour

Rosnah I., . and Idris M. A., . and Azmi M. T., . and Noor Hassim I., . Job stress on abdominal obesity: the moderating effects of anger and overeating behaviour. pp. 437-448. ISSN 1394-035X

Individual differences pertaining to cognitive and affective processes toward job stress stimuli may influence food choice and intake leading to overeating and obesity. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between job stress and abdominal obesity with anger as a personality trait and overeating as moderators among male workers in Malaysia. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 492 male employees from 33 private companies in various states in Malaysia. The companies and workers were approached by convenience sampling. Workers who fulfilled the study inclusion criteria completed validated questionnaires assessing job stress anger as a personality trait and overeating using the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory-Exhaustion Spielberger Trait Anger Scale and Three Factor Eating Questionnaire-Uncontrolled respectively. Weight height and abdominal circumference were taken for each participant. Moderation effect analyses were conducted based on standard multiple regression. Results: For two-way interaction a significant curvilinear regression equation was found to predict overeating based on job stress as a predictor and anger as a moderator (0.93 SE0.46 t2.03 p0.043). High anger was associated with higher overeating behaviour on exposure to high job stress level (F (7 484) 9.36 p 9.36 p0.001 R20.118). For three-way interaction a significant curvilinear regression equation was found to predict abdominal obesity based on job stress as a predictor and both anger and overeating as moderators ( -0.73 SE0.39 t1.87 p0.032). High anger trait and high overeating behaviour predict lower abdominal obesity upon exposure to high job stress in contrast to the combined moderation effects of low anger trait and high overeating behaviour (F (14 477) 5.93 p0.001 R20.123). Conclusion: Effect of job stress on overeating was shown in this study to depend on the level of anger as a personality trait while the effect of job stress on abdominal obesity depended on the level of anger as a personality trait and overeating behaviour.

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Abstract

Individual differences pertaining to cognitive and affective processes toward job stress stimuli may influence food choice and intake leading to overeating and obesity. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between job stress and abdominal obesity with anger as a personality trait and overeating as moderators among male workers in Malaysia. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 492 male employees from 33 private companies in various states in Malaysia. The companies and workers were approached by convenience sampling. Workers who fulfilled the study inclusion criteria completed validated questionnaires assessing job stress anger as a personality trait and overeating using the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory-Exhaustion Spielberger Trait Anger Scale and Three Factor Eating Questionnaire-Uncontrolled respectively. Weight height and abdominal circumference were taken for each participant. Moderation effect analyses were conducted based on standard multiple regression. Results: For two-way interaction a significant curvilinear regression equation was found to predict overeating based on job stress as a predictor and anger as a moderator (0.93 SE0.46 t2.03 p0.043). High anger was associated with higher overeating behaviour on exposure to high job stress level (F (7 484) 9.36 p 9.36 p0.001 R20.118). For three-way interaction a significant curvilinear regression equation was found to predict abdominal obesity based on job stress as a predictor and both anger and overeating as moderators ( -0.73 SE0.39 t1.87 p0.032). High anger trait and high overeating behaviour predict lower abdominal obesity upon exposure to high job stress in contrast to the combined moderation effects of low anger trait and high overeating behaviour (F (14 477) 5.93 p0.001 R20.123). Conclusion: Effect of job stress on overeating was shown in this study to depend on the level of anger as a personality trait while the effect of job stress on abdominal obesity depended on the level of anger as a personality trait and overeating behaviour.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Abdominal fat
AGROVOC Term:	Obesity
AGROVOC Term:	Behaviour
AGROVOC Term:	Consumer preferences
AGROVOC Term:	Food preferences
AGROVOC Term:	Companies
AGROVOC Term:	Body weight
AGROVOC Term:	Body measurements
AGROVOC Term:	Body mass
AGROVOC Term:	Height
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:53
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7735

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