Eating Their Feelings: Examining Emotional Eating in At-Risk Groups in the United States

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-229

  Kemp, Elyria ^a   Bui, My ^b   Grier, Sonya ^c  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional eating; Obesity; Overconsumption; Social marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955900562     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-010-9149-y     Document Type: Article

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