Dr Rachael Molitor BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, CPsychol, FHEA
Chartered Psychologist focusing in Health and Behaviour Change - Lecturer at Coventry University
Research Interests
Behaviour Change | Children's Eating Behaviours | Child Temperament | Disordered Eating Behaviours |
Emotional Eating | Health Technology | Parental Feeding Practices | Quantified Self
Emotional Eating | Health Technology | Parental Feeding Practices | Quantified Self
Pre-school Children's Eating Behaviours, Parental and Child Emotional Eating,
Parental Styles and Feeding Practices, Emotional Regulation,
Child Temperament, Parental Affect.
Health Psychology, Behaviour Change Techniques, Obesogenic Environment,
Weight Management and Understanding of Food Behaviours.
Additional Research Experience
Personality and Identity | Sexual Health and Behaviour Change | Health Technology | Socially Acceptable Addictions
Current Publications
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.
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
PhD Thesis
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.
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.
