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Dr Rachael Molitor BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, CPsychol, FHEA

 University Lecturer and Chartered Psychologist | Health and Behaviour Change | Enhanced DBS Checked

Current Publications

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​Highlighted Publications

Molitor, R., Blissett, J., Williams, S., Curtis, K., & Lycett, D. (2020). Which Parental Feeding Styles And Practices Are Associated With Emotional Eating Behaviour In Preschool Children? A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis. Appetite, 104935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104845

Molitor, R., Blissett, J., Williams, S., Curtis, K., & Lycett, D. (2020). Examining The Role Of Parent Emotional Self-Regulation And Feeding Practices In Preschool Aged Child Emotional Eating: A Path Analysis. Appetite, 104933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104845

Molitor, R., Blissett, J., Williams, S., Curtis, K., & Lycett, D. (2020). Exploring Parental Self-Regulation And Feeding Practices: A Qualitative Study Of Parents Of Pre-School Aged Children’s Emotional Eating. Appetite, 104935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104845

Molitor, R., Williams, S., Blissett, J., & Lycett, D. (2019). Examining the role of Parent Emotional Self-Regulation and Feeding Practices in Preschool aged Child Emotional Eating: a cross-sectional study. Abstract from International Conference on Children’s Eating Behaviour, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Other Publications

Holliday, N., Ward, G., Walker-Clarke, A., & Molitor, R. (2020). Web-based home-hazard modification app for falls prevention: the views of those at risk of falling and their carers. Journal of Enabling Technologies.

​PhD Thesis

PhDMolitor, R. (2021). Understanding Preschool Children's Emotional Eating: Exploring the Role of Emotion Regulation and Feeding Practices in the Development of Childhood Obesity (Doctoral dissertation, Coventry University).

Conference Proceedings

Temperament and Affect in Feeding on Preschool Children’s Eating Behaviours: a Path Analysis of Emotion Regulation and Emotional Eating. Poster presentation at the Midlands Health Psychology Network (MHPN) Conference, June 2022, Online.

Finish your plate or you won’t get pudding; exploring parental feeding practices and the mealtime environment in the relationship of preschool aged children’s emotional eating. Oral presentation at the Midlands Health Psychology Network (MHPN) Conference, June 2022, Online.

Understanding methodological issues and implications in a primary research; focusing on Learning Implications and Impact in Future Research. Oral presentation at the Coventry University Health and Life Sciences’ International Conference, March 2022, Coventry University, UK.

Examining the role of Parent Emotional Self-Regulation and Feeding Practices in Preschool aged Child Emotional Eating: a cross-sectional study. Oral presentation at the International Conference of Children’s Studies (ICCS) Annual Conference, March 2020, London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research (LCIR), UK.

Examining the role of Parent Emotional Self-Regulation and Feeding Practices in Preschool aged Child Emotional Eating: a cross-sectional study. Oral presentation at the International Conference for Children’s Eating Behaviours (ICCEB) Annual Conference, March 2019, University of Birmingham, UK.

Which Parental Feeding Styles and Practices are associated with Emotional Eating Behaviours in Preschool Aged Children? A Systematic Literature Review. Poster presented at the International Conference for Children’s Eating Behaviours (ICCEB) Annual Conference, March 2019, University of Birmingham, UK.

Which Parental Feeding Styles and Practices are associated with Emotional Eating Behaviours in Preschool Aged Children? A Systematic Literature Review Protocol. Poster presented at the British Psychology Society (BPS) Annual Conference, September 2018, Birmingham City University, UK.

Examining the role of Parent Emotional Self-Regulation and Feeding Practices in Preschool aged Child Emotional Eating: a cross-sectional study. Poster presented at the British Psychology Society (BPS) Annual Conference, September 2018, Birmingham City University, UK.

Understanding Obese Children’s Emotional Eating: the Development of an Intervention for Parents. Poster presented at the Health & Life Sciences Annual Research Conference, April 2017, Coventry University, UK.

Dr Rachael Molitor BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, CPsychol, FHEA


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