This research examines how more proximal or immediate goals of affect
regulation impact goals of weight loss and maintenance. Findings suggest
that both psychological and social factors play a role in eating
behavior and food overconsumption. Specifically, the narratives of
self-identified emotional eaters reveal that negative emotion,
prefactual thinking, and ruminative propensities play major roles in
contributing to food-related consumption. Additionally, emotional eating
informants' consumption behavior is greatly impacted by the attitudes
and behaviors of others. Several approaches for developing interventions
for emotional eaters and furthering transformative research in obesity
and overconsumption are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]