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Direct linkSinton, Meghan M.; Goldschmidt, Andrea B.; Aspen, Vandana; Theim, Kelly R.; Stein, Richard I.; Saelens, Brian E.; Epstein, Leonard H.; Wilfley, Denise E. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Shape and weight concerns among overweight pre-adolescents heighten risk for eating disorders and weight gain. Treatment and prevention efforts require consideration of psychosocial factors that co-occur with these concerns. This study involved 200 overweight pre-adolescents, aged 7-12 years (M age = 9.8; SD = 1.4), presenting for family-based…
Descriptors: Obesity, Individual Characteristics, Prevention, Eating Disorders
Epstein, Leonard H.; Leddy, John J.; Temple, Jennifer L.; Faith, Myles S. – Psychological Bulletin, 2007
Eating represents a choice among many alternative behaviors. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of how food reinforcement and behavioral choice theory are related to eating and to show how this theoretical approach may help organize research on eating from molecular genetics through treatment and prevention of obesity. Special…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Obesity, Genetics, Psychotherapy
