Megan Polden, Andrew Jones, Michael Essman, Jean Adams, Tom R. P. Bishop, Thomas Burgoine, Stephen J. Sharp, Martin White, Richard Smith, Aisling Donohue, Rozemarijn Witkam, I. Gusti Ngurah Edi Putra, Jane Brealey, Eric Robinson
{"title":"Evaluating the association between the introduction of mandatory calorie labelling and energy consumed using observational data from the out-of-home food sector in England","authors":"Megan Polden, Andrew Jones, Michael Essman, Jean Adams, Tom R. P. Bishop, Thomas Burgoine, Stephen J. Sharp, Martin White, Richard Smith, Aisling Donohue, Rozemarijn Witkam, I. Gusti Ngurah Edi Putra, Jane Brealey, Eric Robinson","doi":"10.1038/s41562-024-02032-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41562-024-02032-1","url":null,"abstract":"In April 2022, mandatory kilocalorie (kcal) labelling in the out-of-home food sector was introduced as a policy to reduce obesity in England. Here we examined whether the implementation of this policy was associated with a consumer behaviour change. Large out-of-home food sector outlets subject to kcal labelling legislation were visited pre- and post-implementation, and customer exit surveys were conducted with 6,578 customers from 330 outlets. Kcals purchased and consumed, knowledge of purchased kcals and reported noticing and use of kcal labelling were examined. The results suggested that the introduction of the mandatory kcal labelling policy in England was not associated with a significant decrease in self-reported kcals purchased (B = 11.31, P = 0.564, 95% confidence interval (CI) −27.15 to 49.77) or consumed (B = 18.51, P = 0.279, 95% CI −15.01 to 38 52.03). Post-implementation, participants underestimated the energy content of their purchased meal less (B = 61.21, P = 0.002, 95% CI 21.57 to 100.86) and were more likely to report noticing (odds ratio 2.25, P < 0.001, 95% CI 1.84 to 2.73) and using (odds ratio 2.15, P < 0.001, 95% CI 1.62 to 2.85) kcal labelling, which may have wider public health implications. The introduction of mandatory calorie labelling in out-of-home food outlets in England was not associated with a reduction in calories purchased or consumed. There was a post-policy increase in self-reported noticing and use of calorie labelling.","PeriodicalId":19074,"journal":{"name":"Nature Human Behaviour","volume":"9 2","pages":"277-286"},"PeriodicalIF":21.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02032-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142696616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Child literacy in low- and middle-income countries","authors":"Michelle Kaffenberger","doi":"10.1038/s41562-024-02056-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41562-024-02056-7","url":null,"abstract":"Despite rising school enrolments, in many places learning achievement has remained very low. Crawford et al. analyse data on half a million pupils from 48 low- and middle-income countries and find that children fall further behind literacy benchmarks with each grade. They suggest that a greater focus on phonics instruction and decoding skills may improve outcomes.","PeriodicalId":19074,"journal":{"name":"Nature Human Behaviour","volume":"9 1","pages":"18-19"},"PeriodicalIF":21.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142696583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patti M. Valkenburg, Amber van der Wal, Teun Siebers, Ine Beyens, Laura Boeschoten, Theo Araujo
{"title":"It is time to ensure research access to platform data","authors":"Patti M. Valkenburg, Amber van der Wal, Teun Siebers, Ine Beyens, Laura Boeschoten, Theo Araujo","doi":"10.1038/s41562-024-02066-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41562-024-02066-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19074,"journal":{"name":"Nature Human Behaviour","volume":"9 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":21.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142678576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How COVID-19 has changed tourists’ behaviour","authors":"Haiyan Song, Cathy H. C. Hsu, Bing Pan, Yixin Liu","doi":"10.1038/s41562-024-02037-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41562-024-02037-w","url":null,"abstract":"As one of the fastest-growing sectors in many economies, tourism plays a key role in shaping national economic conditions and growth. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had profound impacts on tourist behaviour and psychology. Understanding tourists’ behavioural and psychological responses to the pandemic is crucial for tourism businesses to manage and sustain post-COVID-19 tourism recovery. To address whether and how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced tourists’ thoughts and behaviours and the extent to which these changes might persist, we provide a narrative Review of the research on tourist behaviours and the psychological impacts of the pandemic. This Review delves into three themes: tourists’ decision-making behaviour; the psychological impacts of the pandemic on tourists; and tourists’ responses to crisis communication strategies. We argue that crisis communication strategies across sectors, pandemic-induced uncertainties and risks and psychological impacts were the predominant influences on tourists’ travel decisions during the pandemic. We conclude by discussing which changes are likely to be sustained. Song et al. review the literature on tourist behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic and characterize the types of changes that occurred and whether they are likely to persist.","PeriodicalId":19074,"journal":{"name":"Nature Human Behaviour","volume":"9 1","pages":"43-52"},"PeriodicalIF":21.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142679053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Web browsing reflects and shapes mood","authors":"Anne-Linda Camerini","doi":"10.1038/s41562-024-02010-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41562-024-02010-7","url":null,"abstract":"Mental health problems pose a great burden for today’s societies. The internet and social media are blamed for contributing to the burden, but the evidence to date is inconsistent. Kelly and Sharot shed light on the causal relationships while focusing on the affective properties of website content, and show how web browsing reflects and shapes mental health.","PeriodicalId":19074,"journal":{"name":"Nature Human Behaviour","volume":"9 1","pages":"20-21"},"PeriodicalIF":21.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142679136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Web-browsing patterns reflect and shape mood and mental health","authors":"Christopher A. Kelly, Tali Sharot","doi":"10.1038/s41562-024-02065-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41562-024-02065-6","url":null,"abstract":"Humans spend on average 6.5 hours a day online. A large portion of that time is dedicated to information-seeking. How does this activity impact mental health? We assess this over four studies (n = 1,145). We reveal that the valence of information sought affects mental health, which in turn influences the valence of information sought, forming a self-reinforcing loop. We quantified the valence of text on webpages participants chose to browse using natural language processing and found that browsing more negative information was associated with worse mental health and mood. By manipulating the webpages browsed and measuring mood and vice versa, we show that the relationship is causal and bidirectional. Finally, we developed an intervention that altered web-browsing patterns in a manner that improved mood. Together, the findings suggest that the information sought reflects mental state and shapes it, creating a loop that may perpetuate mental health problems. The results also provide a potential method for assessing and enhancing welfare in the digital age. In four studies, Kelly and Sharot reveal that web-browsing both reflects and affects mental health. Poorer mental health leads to more negative content consumption, which in turn worsens mood. Highlighting webpage emotional impacts reduced negative browsing and improved mood.","PeriodicalId":19074,"journal":{"name":"Nature Human Behaviour","volume":"9 1","pages":"133-146"},"PeriodicalIF":21.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02065-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142678577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gökberk Alagöz, Else Eising, Yasmina Mekki, Giacomo Bignardi, Pierre Fontanillas, 23andMe Research Team, Michel G. Nivard, Michelle Luciano, Nancy J. Cox, Simon E. Fisher, Reyna L. Gordon
{"title":"The shared genetic architecture and evolution of human language and musical rhythm","authors":"Gökberk Alagöz, Else Eising, Yasmina Mekki, Giacomo Bignardi, Pierre Fontanillas, 23andMe Research Team, Michel G. Nivard, Michelle Luciano, Nancy J. Cox, Simon E. Fisher, Reyna L. Gordon","doi":"10.1038/s41562-024-02051-y","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41562-024-02051-y","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to test theoretical predictions over biological underpinnings of previously documented phenotypic correlations between human language-related and musical rhythm traits. Here, after identifying significant genetic correlations between rhythm, dyslexia and various language-related traits, we adapted multivariate methods to capture genetic signals common to genome-wide association studies of rhythm (N = 606,825) and dyslexia (N = 1,138,870). The results revealed 16 pleiotropic loci (P < 5 × 10−8) jointly associated with rhythm impairment and dyslexia, and intricate shared genetic and neurobiological architectures. The joint genetic signal was enriched for foetal and adult brain cell-specific regulatory regions, highlighting complex cellular composition in their shared underpinnings. Local genetic correlation with a key white matter tract (the left superior longitudinal fasciculus-I) substantiated hypotheses about auditory–motor connectivity as a genetically influenced, evolutionarily relevant neural endophenotype common to rhythm and language processing. Overall, we provide empirical evidence of multiple aspects of shared biology linking language and musical rhythm, contributing novel insight into the evolutionary relationships between human musicality and linguistic communication traits. Using a battery of statistical tools, Alagöz et al. examine the genetic overlap between dyslexia and rhythm impairment and shed light on how the genome influences the neural bases of human language and musicality.","PeriodicalId":19074,"journal":{"name":"Nature Human Behaviour","volume":"9 2","pages":"376-390"},"PeriodicalIF":21.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02051-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142679055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Period poverty is a continuing global challenge","authors":"Lucy Khofi","doi":"10.1038/s41562-024-01981-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41562-024-01981-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19074,"journal":{"name":"Nature Human Behaviour","volume":"8 11","pages":"2070-2071"},"PeriodicalIF":21.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01981-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142673509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why current menstrual policies do not work","authors":"Sally King","doi":"10.1038/s41562-024-01996-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41562-024-01996-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19074,"journal":{"name":"Nature Human Behaviour","volume":"8 11","pages":"2072-2073"},"PeriodicalIF":21.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142673928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Menopause, medicine and human evolution","authors":"Melissa Emery Thompson","doi":"10.1038/s41562-024-02052-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41562-024-02052-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19074,"journal":{"name":"Nature Human Behaviour","volume":"8 11","pages":"2074-2075"},"PeriodicalIF":21.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142673934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}