Behavioral economic predictors of overweight children's weight loss

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1086-1096

  Best, John R ^a   Theim, Kelly R ^b   Gredysa, Dana M ^b   Stein, Richard I ^a   Welch, R Robinson ^a   Saelens, Brian E ^c   Perri, Michael G ^d   Schechtman, Kenneth B ^a   Epstein, Leonard H ^e   Wilfley, Denise E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental enrichment; impulsivity; pediatric obesity treatment; reinforcing value of food

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; FAMILY THERAPY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONEY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; OVERWEIGHT; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTING; PARENTS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84872180645     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029827     Document Type: Article

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