Table 3 Comparison between employment and emotional eating scale and perceived stress scale among the studied participants
The scale | employment | X2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Student | Employee | Staff | |||
Emotional eating scale A very healthy relationship with food | 77(30.8%) | 70(41.9%) | 50(30.7%) | Â | Â |
Moderate emotional eating | 127(50.8%) | 71(42.5%) | 89(54.6%) | 7.9 | 0.09 |
High emotional eating | 46(18.4%) | 26(15.6%) | 24(14.7%) | Â | Â |
Perceived stress scale | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Low stress | 16(6.4%) | 21(12.6%) | 28(17.2%) | Â | Â |
Moderate stress | 210(84%) | 135(80.8%) | 124(76.1%) | 12.9 | 0.01* |
High stress | 24(9.6%) | 11(6.6%) | 11(6.7%) | Â | Â |