Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Eating Behavior

Eating behavior encompasses the patterns, habits, and psychological factors that influence how, when, and what individuals consume as food. Research published in this journal examines eating behavior across diverse populations and contexts, including clinical investigations of night eating syndrome and its relations…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 8 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 84× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2644-1101 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Eating behavior encompasses the patterns, habits, and psychological factors that influence how, when, and what individuals consume as food. Research published in this journal examines eating behavior across diverse populations and contexts, including clinical investigations of night eating syndrome and its relationship to sleep patterns and psychopathology, as well as studies exploring the longitudinal effects of dysfunctional attitudes on eating disorder symptoms in children and adolescents. The journal has addressed feeding challenges in children with autism spectrum disorders, a topic of significant clinical relevance given the prevalence of food-related difficulties in this population. Additional research has explored contemporary concerns such as orthorexia nervosa and its impact on quality of life in young adults, reflecting emerging patterns of health-focused eating that may become problematic. Studies have also examined nutritional interventions in school settings, including breakfast cereal programs and their effects on body mass index and diet quality, as well as barriers to implementing food regulations for school children. Further work has investigated nutritional assessment methods in long-term care settings and the influence of family role modeling on health behaviors, demonstrating the breadth of factors that shape eating behavior across the lifespan.

Research published in this journal

8 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 8 articles above have been cited 84 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Eating Behavior, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Human Psychology (ISSN 2644-1101).

Journal editorial board
Christopher Mesagno · Australia Larkin Lamarche · canada Giuseppe Lanza · Italy

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