Validation of the Emotional Eating Scale adapted for use in children and adolescents (EES-C)

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The Emotional Eating Scale for children and adolescents (EES-C) is used to assess association of negative response with the loss of control eating and emotional eating in children and adolescents. The results have shown that EES-C has good convergent and discriminant validity and test-retest reliability for assessing emotional eating in children.

author: Yanovski, Jack A., Yanovski, Susan Z., Tanofsky-Kraff, Marian, Theim, Kelly R., Bassett, Allison M., Burns, Noel P., Ranzenhofer, Lisa M., Zglasofer, Deborah R.
Health aspects, Causes of, Compulsive eating, Binge eating disorder, Eating disorders in children, Childhood eating disorders

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The perceived onset of dieting and loss of control eating behaviors in overweight children

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The self-reported temporal relationships of dieting, binge eating, and overweight in childhood is investigated. The conclusions reveal that for overweight, non-treatment-seeking children, both dieting and loss of control eating are common.

author: Wilfley, Denise E., Yanovski, Jack A., Yanovski, Susan Z., Tanofsky-Kraff, Marian, Faden, Dara
United States, Care and treatment, Children, Child health

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Impact of interpersonal and ego-related stress on restrained eaters

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Interpersonal and ego-related stress on the eating behavior of restrained eaters is examined, revealing that those with higher restraint in stressful situations ate more than those in the control group.

author: Wilfley, Denise E., Tanofsky-Kraff, Marian, Spurrell, Emily
Psychological aspects, Research, Stress (Psychology)

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subjects list: Risk factors, Obesity in children, Childhood obesity, Eating disorders
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