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Table 1 Descriptive statistics

From: Networks of stress, affect and eating behaviour: anticipated stress coping predicts goal-congruent eating in young adults

Variable

M

SD

Median

MAD

Eating related variables

 Hunger

25.0

26.1

16

23.7

 Food craving

21.5

25.1

12

17.8

 Goal-congruent eating

54.6

26.9

57

28.2

Stress coping

 Present stress coping

59.8

21.5

63

20.8

 Anticipated stress coping

61.0

23.1

65

22.2

Positive affects

 Active

34.0

26.4

29

29.7

 Cheerful

44.7

27.2

47

34.1

 Enthusiastic

24.2

24.3

18

26.7

 Relaxed

45.0

26.6

47

31.1

 Calm

44.3

26.6

46

32.7

Negative affects

 Bored

15.2

20.0

8

11.9

 Depressed

11.0

18.3

0

0

 Irritated

11.7

17.7

4

5.9

 Nervous/stressed

21.3

21.9

15

22.2

 Worried

17.8

20.8

11

16.3

  1. Note. N = 84. Range of all items = 0–100. For complete item texts, please see the ‘Methods’ (EMA measures) section of the manuscript. M Mean, SD Standard deviation, MAD Median absolute deviation