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Caroline Braet

Caroline Braet

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Psychology

D-Index
67
Citations
15544
World Ranking
2610
National Ranking
30

Overview

Caroline Braet is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has a research focus spanning psychology and medicine. Their work primarily addresses clinical psychology, public health, and experimental psychology, with significant contributions in applied psychology and pharmacy as well.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, Braet's subfields of interest are:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Applied Psychology
  • Pharmacy

Key topics covered in their research involve:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Early Childhood Education and Development

The researcher has contributed to numerous publications, including recent papers such as:

  • "Eating disorder risk during behavioral weight management in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review with meta-analysis" (2023) in Obesity Reviews
  • "Evidence for enhancing childhood obesity treatment from a dual-process perspective: A systematic literature review" (2020) in Clinical Psychology Review
  • "Emotion regulation training in the treatment of obesity in young adolescents: protocol for a randomized controlled trial" (2020) in Trials
  • "The need for future research into the assessment and monitoring of eating disorder risk in the context of obesity treatment" (2023) in International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • "Stress Responsiveness and Emotional Eating Depend on Youngsters' Chronic Stress Level and Overweight" (2021) in Nutrients

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Sandra Verbeken
  • Nathalie Michels
  • Laura Wante
  • Leentje Vervoort
  • Tiffany Naets

Braet's work is regularly published in journals such as:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Appetite
  • Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
  • Nutrients

In addition to journal articles, Braet has contributed to book publications associated with Ghent University, including:

  • "SCID-5 Junior: een semi-gestructureerd klinisch interview voor DSM-5 stoornissen bij kinderen en adolescenten" (2021)
  • "FEEL-KJ ouder: vragenlijst over emotieregulatie bij kinderen en jongeren" (2020)

Best Publications

  • Why obese children cannot resist food: the role of impulsivity

    Chantal Nederkoorn;Caroline Braet;Yvonne Van Eijs;Ann Tanghe

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

    Caroline Braet;Ivan Mervielde;Walter Vandereycken

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

    C. Braet;T. van Strien

  • Assessing depression in youth: relation between the Children's Depression Inventory and a structured interview.

    Benedikte Timbremont;Caroline Braet;Laura Dreessen

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

    Lien Goossens;Caroline Braet;Leen Van Vlierberghe;Saskia Mels

  • Stress, emotional eating behaviour and dietary patterns in children.

    Nathalie Michels;Isabelle Sioen;Isabelle Sioen;Caroline Braet;Gabriele Eiben

  • Binge eating in obese children and adolescents.

    Veerle Decaluwé;Caroline Braet;Christopher G. Fairburn

  • Prevalence of binge-eating disorder in obese children and adolescents seeking weight-loss treatment.

    Veerle Decaluwé;Caroline Braet

  • Differences in eating style between overweight and normal-weight youngsters

    Caroline Braet;Line Claus;Lien Goossens;Ellen Moens

  • Attachment and symptoms of psychopathology: early maladaptive schemas as a cognitive link?

    Guy Bosmans;Caroline Braet;Leen Van Vlierberghe

  • Impulsivity in overweight children

    Caroline Braet;Line Claus;Sandra Verbeken;Leen Van Vlierberghe

  • Emotion regulation across childhood and adolescence: evidence for a maladaptive shift in adolescence

    Emiel Cracco;Lien Goossens;Caroline Braet

  • Child personality and parental behavior as moderators of problem behavior: variable- and person-centered approaches.

    Karla G. Van Leeuwen;Ivan Mervielde;Caroline Braet;Guy Bosmans

  • Observation of Family Functioning at Mealtime: A Comparison Between Families of Children With and Without Overweight

    Ellen Moens;Caroline Braet;Barbara Soetens

  • Inpatient Treatment for Children With Obesity: Weight Loss, Psychological Well-being, and Eating Behavior

    Caroline Braet;Ann Tanghe;Veerle Decaluwé;Ellen Moens

  • A multisite investigation of binge eating behaviors in children and adolescents.

    Marian Tanofsky-Kraff;Lien Goossens;Kamryn T. Eddy;Rebecca Ringham

  • Attachment and depressive symptoms in middle childhood and early adolescence: Testing the validity of the emotion regulation model of attachment

    Katrijn M. Brenning;Bart Soenens;Caroline Braet;Guy Bosmans

  • Executive function training with game elements for obese children: a novel treatment to enhance self-regulatory abilities for weight-control.

    Sandra Verbeken;Caroline Braet;Lien Goossens;Saskia van der Oord;Saskia van der Oord

  • An adaptation of the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale-Revised for use with children and adolescents

    Katrijn Brenning;Bart Soenens;Caroline Braet;Guy Bosmans

  • Loss of control over eating in obese youngsters.

    Lien Goossens;Caroline Braet;Veerle Decaluwé

  • Patient characteristics as predictors of weight loss after an obesity treatment for children.

    Caroline Braet

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudi De Raedt
Rudi De Raedt Ghent University
Susan M. Bögels
Susan M. Bögels University of Amsterdam
Bart Soenens
Bart Soenens Ghent University
Wim Beyers
Wim Beyers Ghent University
Ernst H. W. Koster
Ernst H. W. Koster Ghent University
Eva Kemps
Eva Kemps Flinders University

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