Effects of anxiety on eating: Does palatability moderate distress-induced overeating in dieters?

1994/08/01 by Janet Polivy, C. Peter Herman, Traci McFarlane · 158 citations
Medicine · Psychology · #Anxiety #Clinical psychology #Diet and metabolism studies #Distress #Eating Disorders and Behaviors #Food science #Medicine #Obesity #Overeating #Palatability #Psychiatry #Psychology

paper · doi:10.1037/0021-843x.103.3.505

published in Journal of Abnormal Psychology 103(3), 505-510 (American Psychological Association)

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