Mood, eating behaviour and attention.

Journal article

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a growing health problem, but most people find dieting unsuccessful. Three studies examine possible reasons for the difficulty and the extent to which dieting-related reductions in cognitive function are associated with mood and well-being. METHOD: In Study One, 49 female dieters were compared with a control group of 31 matched non-dieters on measures of well-being, mood, eating behaviour (Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire), and attention. Study Two examined two meas...

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Authors: Williams, J; Healy, H; Eade, J; Windle, G; Cowen, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Psychological medicine
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 469-481
• Publication date: 2002-04-01
• DOI: 10.1017/s0033291701005177
• EISSN: 1469-8978
• ISSN: 0033-2917
• Language: English
• Keywords: Diet, Reducing; Humans; Obesity; Adult; Awareness; Middle Aged; Feeding Behavior; Motivation; Attention; Affect; Internal-External Control; Psychomotor Performance; Female