title: A statement synthesis of emotional eating and body size recognition: advancing nursing science related to obesity research.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A discussion of a statement synthesis of the relationship between the concepts of emotional eating and body size recognition.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The interrelatedness of the concepts of emotional eating and body size recognition is poorly understood; however, both factors significantly impact weight management. Nurses can be instrumental in developing more effective weight management interventions as a critical step in helping to ameliorate the public health burden of obesity.
  
  
  METHODS
  This discussion article reports a literary statement synthesis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five quantitative research studies from 1996 - 2014 were identified, which examined the relationship between the concepts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A relational statement delineating the direct association between the amount of self-reported emotional eating and an adult individual's recognition of their body size was constructed. Construction of a relational statement about emotional eating and recognition of body size is a step in the nursing theory-building process.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The constructed relational statement will guide future research and nursing theory development and may ultimately help to construct more effective weight management interventions.
authors: Kennesaw State University, Georgia, USA.
authors: Nicole
authors: N
authors: Mareno
authors: Wellness Advancement YMCA of Metro Atlanta Georgia, Georgia, USA.|Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education, Kennesaw State University, Georgia, USA.
authors: James J
authors: JJ
authors: Annesi
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D049628:Body Size; D004644:Emotions; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: body size; emotional eating; nurses; nursing; nutrition; statement synthesis; theory