A longitudinal examination of palatable eating motives during emerging adulthood.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of American College Health Pub Date : 2026-10-01 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2026.2733866

Sydney W Kong, Tera L Fazzino

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Abstract

Objective: Four motives address reasons people eat palatable foods: to enhance social experiences (social), experience rewarding effects (enhancement), conform to pressure (conformity), or alleviate negative emotions (coping). It is unknown whether motives change following college entry.

Participants: College freshmen (N = 103) at a large university.

Methods: Participants attended three laboratory visits.

Results: Linear mixed models indicated that enhancement and social motives were significantly lower at the middle (b values = -0.241 to -0.197; p values = .004-.027) and end (b values = -0.326 to -0.239; p values = .003-.022) of year relative to baseline. There were no significant changes in coping or conformity. Some students had significantly higher coping motive endorsement than their peers at baseline (p = < .0001).

Conclusions: Eating motives remained consistent (coping, conformity) or decreased slightly (enhancement, social) during the first college year. Some students entered college with higher-than-average coping motive endorsement, indicating reliance on a maladaptive coping strategy that could be targeted by prevention efforts.

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刚成年期可口饮食动机的纵向研究。

目的：人们吃美味食物的动机有四种：增强社会体验（social）、体验奖励效应（enhancement）、顺应压力（conformity）或缓解负面情绪（coping）。目前尚不清楚进入大学后动机是否会改变。研究对象：某大型大学一年级新生（103名）。方法：参与者参加了三次实验室访问。结果：线性混合模型显示，与基线相比，年度中期（b值= -0.241 ~ -0.197；p值= 0.004 ~ 0.027）和年终（b值= -0.326 ~ -0.239；p值= 0.003 ~ 0.022）的增强和社会动机显著降低。在应对和从众方面没有明显的变化。部分学生的应对动机认同在基线时显著高于同龄学生（p = < 0.0001）。结论：在大学一年级期间，饮食动机保持不变（应对，从众）或略有下降（增强，社交）。一些学生进入大学时，应对动机的认可高于平均水平，这表明他们依赖于一种适应不良的应对策略，这种策略可以通过预防措施加以针对。

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5.40

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12.50%

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388

期刊介绍： Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.