Resumen
El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar si la desregulación emocional predice la ingesta emocional frente a emociones específicas (felicidad, tristeza, enojo y ansiedad) y analizar si este efecto ocurre de manera indirecta a través del Afecto Positivo y el Afecto Negativo en estudiantes universitarios mexicanos. Participaron 597 jóvenes (M = 19.86 años, DE = 1.85) de Jalisco, 70.7% mujeres y 29.3% hombres, en un diseño no experimental y transversal. Los estudiantes respondieron de manera colectiva y en formato digital una encuesta sociodemográfica, la Escala de Ingesta Emocional de Salzburg, la Escala de Afectos Positivos y Negativos y la Escala de Dificultades en la Regulación Emocional. Se estimaron modelos de senderos para analizar los efectos directos e indirectos propuestos. Sin embargo, sólo los modelos correspondientes al grupo de mujeres presentaron un ajuste adecuado; a pesar de esto, los coeficientes sugirieron que la desregulación emocional y los afectos no fueron predictores relevantes de la IE ante las emociones consideradas. Estos hallazgos aportan evidencia novedosa sobre los patrones de IE ante emociones específicas y su relación con la desregulación emocional y los afectos en jóvenes mexicanos. Es necesario explorar otras variables como el estrés psicológico o la intensidad emocional.
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