Objective Peers and siblings are considered an important influence on children's and
adolescents' food choice. However, there is a lack of studies examining how peer and …

Self-control is generally viewed as highly desirable. In the eating behavior domain, however,
the dominance of restraint theory has made the proposition that individuals should attempt to …

Background Contact tracing apps are an essential component of an effective COVID-19
testing strategy to counteract the spread of the pandemic and thereby avoid overburdening …

The main aim of our study was to examine whether there was a relationship between
psychological characteristics such as self-efficacy, self-control and chronotype as well as …

The present study investigated whether a conceptual distinction between two components of
self-control (inhibitory and initiatory self-control) is empirically valid. To that purpose, a series …

With the obesity epidemic being largely attributed to overeating, much research has been
aimed at understanding the psychological causes of overeating and using this knowledge to …

Obesity is a major public health issue affecting nearly 40% of American adults and is
associated with increased mortality and elevated risk for a number of physical and …

Objective: Food choices are often made mindlessly, when individuals are not able or willing
to exert self-control. Under low self-control, individuals have difficulties to resist palatable but …

Adolescent obesity continues to be a public health challenge with poor quality diets
contributing to its etiology. As part of the process to plan health promotion and policy …

We sought to validate the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) in a sample of
Chinese adolescents and investigate differences in eating behaviors among Chinese …