Perceived changes in food intake in response to stress: The role of conscientiousness

Stress and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 279-291

  O'Connor, Daryl B ^a   O'Connor, Rory C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dieting; Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ); Emotional eating; External eating; Palatability; Perfectionism; Restraint; Snacking; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIET RESTRICTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PALATABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 11344275315     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1028     Document Type: Article

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