Stress and eating: The effects of ego-threat and cognitive demand on food intake in restrained and emotional eaters

Appetite

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-46

  Wallis, D J ^a   Hetherington, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive demand; Ego threat; Emotional eating; Restraint; Stress; Stroop

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CACAO; COGNITION; EATING; EGO; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MENTAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APPETITE; EATING; EGO; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 3242678046     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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