Table 2.
Study characteristics.
| Authors | Year | Country | Study Aim | Sample | Instruments | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Age Range M (SD) |
Gender | Emotion/Affect | Eating Habits | ||||
| Farrow et al. [50] | 2011 | UK | Explore the similarities between unhealthy weight and shape related attitudes and behaviors in a sample of 8–11-year males and females, and evaluate whether individual levels of anxiety are related to children’s susceptibility to peer influences on dysfunctional eating. |
154 | 8–11 10.47 (0.88) | 78 girls 75 boys |
SCAS | EPI-C |
| Holt and Ricciardelli [52] | 2002 | Australia | Examine the utilization of social comparisons and negative affect as indicators of body dissatisfaction and problem eating, exercising, and muscle concerns for boys and girls separately. |
236 | 8–10 Girls = 8.89 (0.69) Boys = 8.94 (0.72) |
69 girls 47 boys |
PANAS-C | ChEAT |
| Houldcroft et al. [51] | 2014 | UK | Examine the potential relationship between preadolescents’ perceptions of controlling parental feeding practices and their reports of anxiety and depression symptomology. |
356 | 7.25–10.25 8.75 (0.57) |
172 girls 184 boys |
SCAS CDI:S |
EPI-C KCFQ |
| Kirk et al. [56] | 2015 | Canada | Explore the relationship between food security, diet quality, weight status, and psychosocial outcomes. |
5853 | 10–11 | – | Ten questions created ad hoc | US HFSSM DQI YAQ Canadian Nutrient File |
| Morgan et al. [53] | 2002 | USA | Investigate self-reported binge eating behaviors in overweight children. | 112 | 6–10 | 60 girls 52 boys |
CDI STAIC |
ChEAT |
| Saling et al. [54] | 2005 | Australia | Investigate whether low self-esteem, perceived parent and peer relations, negative affect and/or perfectionism predicted dieting, food preoccupation or muscle preoccupation are observed in 8–10-year-old preadolescent children over a 10-month period. | 326 | 8–10 | 150 girls 176 boys |
PANAS-C | ChEAT |
| Tan and Holub [55] | 2018 | USA | Examine the effects of happiness and sadness on children’s observed snack consumption and their interaction effect on children’s characteristics (i.e., weight, gender, and age). |
91 | 4.5–9 6.8 (1.2) |
43 girls 48 boys |
Experimental mood induction (three 3-min video clips eliciting happiness, sadness, and neutral emotions) | Observed emotional eating |
Note. CDI: Children’s Depression Inventory; CDI:S: Children’s Depression Inventory:Short Version; ChEAT: Children’s Eating Attitudes Test; DQI: Diet Quality Index–International; EPI-C: Eating Pattern Inventory for Children; KCFQ: Kids’ Child Feeding Questionnaire; PANAS-C: Positive and Negative Affect Schedule for Children; SCAS: Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale; STAIC: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children, A-Trait scale; US HFSSM: Household Food Security; YAQ: Youth Adolescent Food Frequency Questionnaire.