Impact of emotions on social modelling of food intake among children during TV watching
2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 59; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.appet.2012.05.042
ISSN1095-8304
AutoresKirsten E. Bevelander, Doeschka J. Anschütz, Herb Meiselman, Rutger C. M. E. Engels,
Tópico(s)Social Media and Politics
ResumoThis experimental study investigated whether emotions while watching TV have an effect on social modelling of food intake among children. The participants (N = 112) were asked to watch a movie with a same-sex normal-weight confederate who was instructed to either eat nothing or eat a standardized amount of snack food (10 chocolate-coated peanuts). The study involved a three (movie clips happy, neutral and sad) by two (peer's food intake: no intake versus a standardized intake) between-participants design. There was a significant interaction between the movie clip condition and intake condition (F(2, 102) = 3.30, P = 0.04, Cohen's f2 = 0.20) which means that the movie clips influenced the effect of the peer confederate on children's food intake. Children modelled the food intake of a peer when watching an either happy or sad movie clip but not when watching a neutral movie clip. The findings might suggest that children eat more mindlessly when watching an emotional movie with a peer whereas a neutral emotional state makes children less susceptible to the food intake of a peer. As people often watch TV together or have 'movie nights' with snack foods, it is important to educate people about the joint impact of peers and watching TV on food intake.
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