Emotional eating: Eating when emotional or emotional about eating?

Psychology and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-39

  Adriaanse, Marieke A ^a   de Ridder, Denise T D ^a   Evers, Catharine ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eating concerns; Emotional eating; Habits; Snack intake

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EMOTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; EMOTIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650273156     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440903207627     Document Type: Article

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