Psychological correlates of childhood obesity

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Self-regulation and depletion of limited resources: Does self-control resemble a muscle?

2000 • 3,967 citations

Childhood obesity

1975 • 2,600 citations

Development of Eating Behaviors Among Children and Adolescents

1998 • 2,230 citations

Health-Related Quality of Life of Severely Obese Children and Adolescents

2003 • 1,794 citations

Interventions for treating obesity in children

2009 • 1,565 citations

Food additives and hyperactive behaviour in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the community: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial

2007 • 1,063 citations

A Prospective Study of the Role of Depression in the Development and Persistence of Adolescent Obesity

2002 • 972 citations

Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire

2007 • 630 citations

Obesity and Psychiatric Disorder: Developmental Trajectories

2003 • 554 citations

Why obese children cannot resist food: The role of impulsivity

2005 • 517 citations

Naturalistic weight-reduction efforts prospectively predict growth in relative weight and onset of obesity among female adolescents.

1999 • 461 citations

Are Overweight Children Unhappy?

2000 • 419 citations

Consensus statement : Childhood obesity

2005 • 410 citations

Childhood Obesity

2005 • 410 citations

Naturalistic weight-reduction efforts prospectively predict growth in relative weight and onset of obesity among female adolescents.

1999 • 404 citations

The Association Between Childhood Depression and Adulthood Body Mass Index

2001 • 377 citations

Assessment of emotional, externally induced and restrained eating behaviour in nine to twelve-year-old obese and non-obese children

1997 • 374 citations

Rates of psychiatric disorders in a clinical study group of adolescents with extreme obesity and in obese adolescents ascertained via a population based study

2000 • 371 citations

Eating-Disordered Behaviors, Body Fat, and Psychopathology in Overweight and Normal-Weight Children.

2004 • 351 citations

Psychological Aspects of Childhood Obesity: A Controlled Study in a Clinical and Nonclinical Sample

1997 • 343 citations

The use of the eating disorder examination with children: A pilot study

1996 • 342 citations

Childhood Obesity: Do Parents Recognize This Health Risk?

2003 • 330 citations

Obesity and depression: results from the longitudinal Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort Study

2005 • 317 citations

A Naturalistic Assessment of the Motor Activity of Hyperactive Boys

1983 • 302 citations

Adolescent Obesity and Risk for Subsequent Major Depressive Disorder and Anxiety Disorder: Prospective Evidence

2007 • 298 citations

Significance of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) for the development and behaviour of children

2009 • 286 citations

Overweight in Children and Adolescents in Relation to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Results From a National Sample

2008 • 286 citations

Overeating Among Adolescents: Prevalence and Associations With Weight-Related Characteristics and Psychological Health

2003 • 286 citations

Relation of obesity to consummatory and anticipatory food reward

2009 • 281 citations

Maternal adiposity prior to pregnancy is associated with ADHD symptoms in offspring: evidence from three prospective pregnancy cohorts

2007 • 264 citations

Effect of Supplementation with Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Micronutrients on Learning and Behavior Problems Associated with Child ADHD

2007 • 263 citations

A Prospective Study of Psychological Predictors of Body Fat Gain Among Children at High Risk for Adult Obesity

2006 • 255 citations

Loss of control over eating in overweight youngsters: The role of anxiety, depression and emotional eating

2008 • 251 citations

Prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among adults in obesity treatment

2002 • 241 citations

Cognitive Control of Eating Behavior and the Disinhibition Effect

1994 • 237 citations

Overweight and obesity in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

2004 • 234 citations

Binge eating in children and adolescents

2003 • 231 citations

The interaction between impulsivity and a varied food environment: its influence on food intake and overweight

2007 • 230 citations

Childhood obesity and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A newly described comorbidity in obese hospitalized children

2005 • 226 citations

Controlled Study of Critical Parent and Family Factors in the Obesigenic Environment

2007 • 220 citations

Body Mass Index and Body Weight Perception as Risk Factors for Internalizing and Externalizing Problem Behavior Among Adolescents

2006 • 216 citations

Adult socioeconomic, educational, social, and psychological outcomes of childhood obesity: a national birth cohort study

2005 • 214 citations

Depressive symptoms during childhood and adult obesity: the Zurich Cohort Study

2005 • 209 citations

Loss of control over eating, adiposity, and psychopathology in overweight children

2002 • 209 citations

Mental Disorders in Obese Children and Adolescents

2004 • 208 citations

Binge eating in obese children and adolescents

2002 • 205 citations

Association Between Clinically Meaningful Behavior Problems and Overweight in Children

2003 • 182 citations

A Longitudinal Study of Childhood Depression and Anxiety in Relation to Weight Gain

2009 • 174 citations

Depression, Cortisol Reactivity, and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence

2009 • 171 citations

Association Between Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Obesity in the US Population

2009 • 170 citations

Parental problem recognition and child mental health service use.

2002 • 170 citations

Salience of loss of control for pediatric binge episodes: Does size really matter?

2009 • 164 citations

Negative Peer Perceptions of Obese Children in the Classroom Environment

2008 • 157 citations

[German version of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ-German)--overview and evaluation of initial validation and normative results].

2003 • 154 citations

Loss of control eating disorder in children age 12 years and younger: Proposed research criteria

2008 • 153 citations

Family functioning and psychosocial adjustment in overweight youngsters

2000 • 152 citations

Loss of control over eating in obese youngsters

2006 • 149 citations

Psychological and social adjustment of obese children and their families

1988 • 143 citations

Emotion regulation and binge eating in children

2008 • 134 citations

Are Obese Adolescents and Young Adults at Higher Risk for Mental Disorders? A Community Survey

2002 • 131 citations

Delay of gratification in obese children

1983 • 122 citations

Childhood Inattention and Dysphoria and Adult Obesity Associated with the Dopamine D4 receptor Gene in Overeating Women with Seasonal Affective Disorder

2003 • 102 citations

Interventions for treating obesity in children (a review)1

2007 • 102 citations

The onset and course of binge eating in 8- to 13-year-old healthy weight, overweight and obese children

2008 • 97 citations

Child and parent factors that influence psychological problems in obese children

1994 • 95 citations

An (n-3) Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid–Deficient Diet Disturbs Daily Locomotor Activity, Melatonin Rhythm, and Striatal Dopamine in Syrian Hamsters13

2008 • 90 citations

Childhood Overweight and Parent- and Teacher-Reported Behavior Problems

2004 • 88 citations

Psychobiological traits in the risk profile for overeating and weight gain

2009 • 81 citations

A community study of psychosocial functioning and weight in young children and adolescents

2008 • 76 citations

The Association of Maternal Psychopathology and Family Socioeconomic Status with Psychological Problems in Obese Children

1996 • 69 citations

Does inhibitory control capacity in overweight and obese children and adolescents predict success in a weight-reduction program?

2009 • 69 citations

Rapidly Developing Overweight in School Children as an Indicator of Psychosocial Stress

1989 • 68 citations

Temperamental Factors Associated with Rapid Weight Gain and Obesity in Middle Childhood

1988 • 66 citations

Comparison of assessments of children's eating‐disordered behaviors by interview and questionnaire

2003 • 63 citations

Child Overweight, Associated Psychopathology, and Social Functioning: A French School‐based Survey in 6‐ to 11‐year‐old Children

2009 • 63 citations

Obesity, school performance and behaviour of black, urban elementary school children.

1994 • 62 citations

Stress Reactivity and Adiposity of Youth

2007 • 60 citations

Childhood and Young Adult Overweight/Obesity and Incidence of Depression in the SUN Project

2009 • 58 citations

Overeating among seriously overweight children seeking treatment: Results of the children's eating disorder examination

2005 • 56 citations

Depressive symptoms among obese children

2000 • 52 citations

Parental influences on eating behavior in obese and nonobese preadolescents

2001 • 50 citations

Is being overweight associated with behavioural problems in childhood and adolescence? Findings from the Mater-University study of pregnancy and its outcomes

2005 • 41 citations

Further Evidence of an Association between Psychosocial Problems and Increase in Relative Weight between 7 and 10 Years of Age

1989 • 41 citations

The Relationship Between Temperament and Character and Psychopathology in Community Children with Overweight

2006 • 41 citations

Family structure, body mass index, and eating behavior

2008 • 36 citations

Restrained eating in overweight children: Does eating style run in families?

2007 • 34 citations

The association between mothers’ psychopathology, childrens’ competences and psychological well-being in obese children

2008 • 21 citations

Die psychische Befindlichkeit übergewichtiger Kinder

2008 • 21 citations

“Binge-Eating“-Störung bei Kindern und Jugendlichen

2005 • 12 citations