Schneider, Kristin L.Panza, EmilyAppelhans, Bradley M.Whited, Matthew C.Oleski, Jessica L.Pagoto, Sherry L.2022-08-232022-08-232012-04-012012-10-19Appetite. 2012 Apr;58(2):563-6. Epub 2012 Jan 14. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2012.01.012" target="_blank">Link to article on publisher's site</a>0195-6663 (Linking)10.1016/j.appet.2012.01.01222266170https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/44830We assessed the validity of the emotional eating scale (EES) by examining whether the EES predicted food intake following two negative mood inductions. Participants underwent mood inductions for anxiety, anger and neutral mood, then received snack foods in a sham palatability test. EES anxiety, but not anger, predicted intake. Participants high on EES anxiety consumed more snacks during the anxiety mood induction, whereas participants low on EES anxiety consumed less snacks. Results suggest that EES anxiety is a predictor of anxiety-driven eating and may be used to assess emotional eating when direct observation of intake is not possible.en-USAdultAffectAngerAnxietyEating*EmotionsFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleQuestionnairesReproducibility of ResultsSelf ReportBehavioral Disciplines and ActivitiesBehavior and Behavior MechanismsCommunity Health and Preventive MedicinePreventive MedicineJournal Articlehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/prevbeh_pp/2523410704prevbeh_pp/252