Health Behaviors

What (compensatory) health behaviors mediate the relationship between emotional eating and weight? (e.g. physical activity, healthy eating, mindfulness, etc.)

The paper should be well organized and based upon a careful review of the relevant literature (using literature data bases such as PubMed, Scopus, Medline, etc.). It should be a succinct summary of the currently existing empirical evidence pertinent to the research question. The review is limited to scientific peer-reviewed literature. A minimum of 10 scientific references (peer-reviewed articles in professional journals such as Health Psychology or Annals of Behavioral Medicine) should be read and cited in the paper. The paper should end with a summary and critique. The critique should demonstrate your ability to think critically. Reasoned arguments towards the critique should be made.

The paper should contain, in the following order: (1) a title page (title of topic, student name and ID, course name and number, course instructor, date), (2) an introduction and background section (including a review of relevant theories or models), (3) a review of the currently existing empirical evidence pertinent to the topic, (4) a summary and critique, (5) a reference list.

Please use the guidelines on the following website:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/1/

Studies such as the following may be included in your literature review: 

Maher, J. P., & Conroy, D. E. (2015). Habit strength moderates the effects 
of daily action planning prompts on physical activity but not sedentary 
behavior. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 37, 97-107. 

Tam, L., Bagozzi, R. P., & Spanjol, J. (2010). When planning is not enough: 
The self-regulatory effect of implementation intentions on changing snacking 
habits. Health Psychology, 29, 284-292. 

van Bree, R. J., Mudde, A. N., Bolman, C., van Stralen, M. M., Peels, D. A., 
de Vries, H., & Lechner, L. (2016). Are action planning and physical 
activity mediators of the intention-habit relationship? Psychology of Sport 
and Exercise, 27, 243-251. 

Reference: 

Verplanken, B., & Orbell, S. (2003). Reflections on past behavior: A self-report index of 
habit strength. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 33, 1313-1330.