Comfort eating, psychological stress, and depressive symptoms in young adult women

Appetite

Volumn 95, Issue , 2015, Pages 239-244

  Finch, Laura E ^a   Tomiyama, A Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse life events; Comfort eating; Depressive symptoms; Emotional eating; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMFORT EATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; COMPLICATION; EATING; EMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; PERCEPTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EATING; EMOTIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938071664     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.07.017     Document Type: Article

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