Construct validity of the Emotional Eating Scale Adapted for Children and Adolescents

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 938-943

  Vannucci, A ^a,b   Tanofsky Kraff, M ^a,b   Shomaker, L B ^a,b   Ranzenhofer, L M ^a,b   Matheson, B E ^a,b   Cassidy, O L ^a,b   Zocca, J M ^a   Kozlosky, M ^a   Yanovski, S Z ^c   Yanovski, J A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

emotional eating; energy intake; negative affect; pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CHILD; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; EMOTIONAL EATING; EMOTIONAL EATING SCALE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; RACE; RATING SCALE; TEST MEAL;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EATING; EMOTIONS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84863724851     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.225     Document Type: Article

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