Background Emotional eating, or overeating in response to negative emotions, is a behavior
endorsed by both normal weight and people with overweight/obesity. For some individuals …

Emotional eating is the tendency to overeat in response to negative emotions and has
shown to be associated with weight outcomes, both in respect to weight gain over time and …

Emotions that differ in valence are uniquely associated with eating. In our previous study
with an online sample of adults with overweight/obesity, eating in response to depression …

Approximately one-third of college students are overweight or obese and the average
student gains 5kg during college. Previous research has identified a relationship between …

This research examines how more proximal or immediate goals of affect regulation impact
goals of weight loss and maintenance. Findings suggest that both psychological and social …

Emotional eating, the tendency to regulate negative mood through unhealthy food intake,
has been widely recognized as one source of today's obesity epidemic. However, empirical …

To examine associations between decreased emotional eating and weight loss success;
and whether participation in a behavioral weight loss intervention was associated with a …

Purpose The aim of the current study was to examine the moderating effect of mindful eating
on the relationship between emotional functioning and eating styles in overweight and …

Purpose Emotional eating is important to study and address because it predicts poor
outcome in weight loss interventions. Interventions have only touched the surface in terms of …

Background: Emotional eating, the tendency to overeat in response to negative emotions,
has been linked to weight gain. However, scant evidence exists examining the prevalence …