Todd F. Heatherton

Research topics

• Eating Disorders and Behaviors · 2 papers
• Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · 1 paper
• Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders · 1 paper
• Behavioral Health and Interventions · 1 paper
• Personality Traits and Psychology · 1 paper

Frequent co-authors

• Roy Frederick Baumeister · 1 paper
• Janet Polivy · 1 paper

Papers

1. Binge eating as escape from self-awareness.Psychological Bulletin · 1991 · 2,194 citations

   This article proposes that binge eating is motivated by a desire to escape from self-awareness. Binge eaters suffer from high standards and expectations, especially an acute sensitivity to the difficult (perceived) demands of others. When they fall short of these…

2. Development and validation of a scale for measuring state self-esteem.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1991 · 1,958 citations

   This article examines the measurement of short-lived (i.e., state) changes in self-esteem. A new scale is introduced that is sensitive to manipulations designed to temporarily alter self-esteem, and 5 studies are presented that support the scale's validity. The State Self-Esteem…