Psychometrics of the Eating in Emotional Situations Questionnaire (EESQ) among low-income Latino elementary-school children

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-159

  Rollins, Brandi Y ^a   Riggs, Nathaniel R ^b   Spruijt Metz, Donna ^b   McClain, Arianna D ^b   Chou, Chih Ping ^b   Pentz, Mary Ann ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Eating in Emotional Situations Questionnaire (EESQ); Emotional eating; Hispanic; Latino

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EATING IN EMOTIONAL SITUATION QUESTIONNAIRE; EMOTIONALITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EATING; EMOTIONS; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79952307919     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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