{"title":"Compensatory health motivations and behaviors scale: Development, evaluation, psychometric properties and a preliminary validation","authors":"Kalista Sedemedes , Bärbel Knäuper , Gentiana Sadikaj , Trista Yue Yuan , Carsten Wrosch , Sylvia Santosa , Angela S. Alberga , Lisa Kakinami","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.107075","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.107075","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The “Compensatory Health Beliefs” scale assesses the degree to which one believes that unhealthy behaviours can be compensated through healthier ones. However, no validated scale to assess compensatory weight-related behaviors exists. The study's objective was to develop (Study 1) and validate (Study 2) a questionnaire measuring compensatory health motivations and behaviors (CHMB) and to assess their associations with body mass index (BMI) and psychological weight-related measures. An initial 34-item measure was constructed based on a target sample's (Study 1, n = 158) suggestions and refined based on expert feedback. The measure was then tested in a representative Canadian adult sample (<em>N</em> = 1400, 48.7% male). The sample was stratified by sex and age and then randomly split into two (<em>N</em> = 701 for exploratory factor analysis; <em>N</em> = 699 for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) cross-validation). Fit indices, standardized Cronbach's alphas and the associations between the CHMB model with cognitive restraint, weight concerns, and BMI were assessed in multiple linear regression models controlling for age and sex. The final CHMB model (n = 17 items) consisted of four subscales: (1) motivation, (2) use on special occasions, (3) general use, (4) compensatory health beliefs. Fit indices (Goodness of Fit Index = 0.922) and Cronbach's alphas were good (<em>α</em> = 0.88). In multiple linear regression models, all CHMB subscales were associated with greater cognitive restraint in eating. Compensatory behavior use on special occasions was associated with greater weight concern (B = 0.12, <em>p</em> < .0001), while general compensatory behavior use was associated with lower weight concern (B = −0.07, <em>p</em> < .05). None of the subscales were associated with BMI. The validated CHMB scale allows for the assessment of compensatory health motivations and behaviors in a Canadian population. Research on whether this scale can predict weight changes and general health is needed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 107075"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666323025370/pdfft?md5=ff598a609158e8656036de3e300e7710&pid=1-s2.0-S0195666323025370-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41091727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The association between loneliness or social isolation and food and eating behaviours: A scoping review","authors":"Katherine Hanna , Jenna Cross , Amy Nicholls , Danielle Gallegos","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.107051","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.107051","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Loneliness or social isolation and food/eating behaviours have important health consequences and there are rationales for why they could interact. Loneliness and dietary behaviours are recognised as health determinants and targets for interventions at individual, group and population levels. However, there are currently no research reviews investigating associations between these areas. This scoping review synthesized evidence investigating loneliness or social isolation and food/eating behaviours in people aged over 16 years in high-income countries. A systematic search of five databases from 2000 was conducted using predetermined search terms. Dissertation database and backwards citation searches were also conducted. Full text screening of 254 articles/theses resulted in inclusion of three qualitative and 26 quantitative studies, with eight conducted in COVID-19 lockdowns. Almost all studies reported a relationship between loneliness/social isolation and eating behaviours usually considered harmful such as low fruit and vegetable intake and lower diet quality. Qualitative research also supports the detrimental influence of loneliness or social isolation on eating. Study quality was considered, and interpretation and comparison of results was complicated by use of varying methods. Better awareness and understanding of the relationship between these complex aspects of health is needed to inform the development of interventions and practice of nutrition and mental health practitioners, policymakers, researchers and end-users.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 107051"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666323025138/pdfft?md5=4d2f4cc923b7e797a737ed52bb9ebd9c&pid=1-s2.0-S0195666323025138-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41090964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AppetitePub Date : 2023-10-05DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107048
Ke Cui , Jia Zhao , RuoNan Li , Yuan Gao , Xiao Gao
{"title":"Higher visceral adipose tissue is associated with decreased memory suppression ability on food-related thoughts: A 1-year prospective ERP study","authors":"Ke Cui , Jia Zhao , RuoNan Li , Yuan Gao , Xiao Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.107048","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.107048","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Memory about food and eating is crucial in regulating appetite and </span>eating behaviors<span><span>. Successfully stopping vivid imagination of delicious food could help reduce food craving and thus reduce the possibility of further intake. Memory inhibition is a cognitive process that involves intentional suppression of certain memories coming to consciousness. Successful memory suppression derives from </span>inhibitory control<span>. Although considerable work has consistently observed the impairment in motor or response inhibitory control among individuals with obesity, there has been a lack of investigation into the influence of bodyweight status on memory inhibitory control. To fill this gap, current study investigated behavioral and neurophysiological correlates of memory suppression in young women. Using Think/No-Think task and event-related potentials among 47 females, we found that participants with higher visceral adipose tissue<span><span><span> (VAT) showed a tendency towards decreased suppression ability for memories related to food but not memories related to nonfood items. In depth analysis showed that decrease in the differences in P2 amplitudes between suppression vs. retrieval of food-related memories mediated the impairment of suppression ability by high VAT. We then tested whether individual differences in memory suppression ability as well as ERP correlates predicted future </span>BMI or VAT change over 1-year follow-up. Results showed that P2 amplitudes when retrieving food-related memory could predict VAT change at 1-year follow-up among participants with healthy BMI. These observations suggest a </span>hypersensitivity inference hypothesis underlying memory control impairments. To be specific, deficits in memory suppression may be in part resulted from elevated sensitivity to the cues coupling with food-related memory. It extends previous studies of memory suppression with food rewards and provides the first evidence to help understand the relationship between inhibitory control on food-related memory and obesity.</span></span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 107048"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41096040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AppetitePub Date : 2023-10-05DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107067
Anna K. Zinn, Oscar Yuheng Zhu, Sara Dolnicar
{"title":"Increasing meat-free meal selections: The role of social identity salience and identity-related meal names","authors":"Anna K. Zinn, Oscar Yuheng Zhu, Sara Dolnicar","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.107067","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.107067","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Avoiding meat overconsumption is good for the environment and people's health. Changing meal names represents a simple, cost-effective way of increasing meat-free meal selection in restaurants. In the past, however, this approach has shown limited effectiveness. The activation of different social identities may explain inconsistencies in prior findings and offer a powerful leverage point for influencing meal choices. We recruited participants (<em>N</em> = 899) who identified as “meat-eaters” for an online experiment in which they were asked to select a meal from a menu that included meat-free and meat-based burgers. We manipulated (1) social identity salience (meat-eater identity; sustainable identity; personal identity) and (2) the meal names on the menu (vegetarian name; sustainable name; neutral name). Our findings show that activating a sustainable identity significantly increases the odds of selecting a meat-free burger (22%) compared to alternative identity conditions (meat-eater identity 12%, personal identity 12%). Sustainable meal names outperform vegetarian but not neutral meal names (sustainable name 20%, vegetarian name 12%, neutral name 15%). When participants who previously selected a meat-based burger (<em>N</em> = 760) were limited to meat-free menu options, satisfaction and enjoyment ratings dropped steeply. This drop was significantly stronger in the meat-eater identity condition. Accounting for identity salience can lead to more targeted, improved interventions that increase meat-free meal selections by accounting for people's different social identities and the social context in which food consumption tends to occur.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 107067"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666323025291/pdfft?md5=bbd2400e004fca82c63f9aa7adbf95af&pid=1-s2.0-S0195666323025291-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41099381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Associations of positive childhood experiences with binge-eating disorder characteristics and intuitive eating among college students","authors":"Cynthia Yoon , Temperance Joseph , Genesis Moussa , Trenton Voss , Tracey Ledoux , Craig Johnston","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.107073","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.107073","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Childhood experiences encompass both adverse and positive childhood events. Adverse childhood experiences are positively associated with binge-eating disorder characteristics and inversely associated with intuitive eating in adults. However, to what extent positive childhood experiences (PCEs) are associated with binge-eating disorder characteristics and intuitive eating remains unclear. This study examined the associations of cumulative and individual PCEs with binge-eating disorder characteristics and intuitive eating among college students. Data were collected from 828 college students in 2022 (54.5% female, M</span><sub><em>age</em></sub><span> 20.9 ± 2.6 years). PCEs were assessed using the Benevolent Childhood Experiences scale. Binge-eating disorder characteristics were assessed with the Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns–5. Intuitive eating was assessed with the Intuitive Eating Scale-2. Associations of PCEs with binge-eating disorder characteristics and intuitive eating were examined using modified Poisson regressions and linear regressions.</span></p><p>PCEs were cumulatively associated with binge-eating disorder characteristics and intuitive eating (<em>p</em> for trend <.05). College students in the low PCEs category (0–4 PCEs) had 1.37–1.92 times the prevalence of binge-eating disorder characteristics and had 3.89 points lower intuitive eating score than those in the high PCEs category (9–10 PCEs). Among the individual PCEs, intrapersonal PCE (i.e., feeling comfortable with oneself during childhood) was associated with both a lower prevalence of binge-eating disorder characteristics (aPR = 0.56–0.76) and a higher score of intuitive eating (adjusted β = 1.87, 95% CI = 1.28–2.46) after adjustment for sociodemographic variables.</p><p>Findings from this study suggest that PCEs may play a role in eating behaviors of college students. Future studies with nationally representative samples should prospectively examine associations of PCEs with binge-eating disorder characteristics and intuitive eating and explore the underlying mechanisms of the associations between PCEs and eating behaviors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 107073"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41093437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AppetitePub Date : 2023-10-04DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107072
Eva Valenčič , Emma Beckett , Clare E. Collins , Barbara Koroušić Seljak , Tamara Bucher
{"title":"Changing the default order of food items in an online grocery store may nudge healthier food choices","authors":"Eva Valenčič , Emma Beckett , Clare E. Collins , Barbara Koroušić Seljak , Tamara Bucher","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.107072","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.107072","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Restructuring food environments, such as online grocery stores, has the potential to improve consumer health by encouraging healthier food choices. The aim of this study was to investigate whether repositioning foods within an experimental online grocery store can be used to nudge healthier choices. Specifically, we investigated whether repositioning product categories displayed on the website main page, and repositioning individual products within those categories, will influence selection. Adults residing in Australia (<em>n</em> = 175) were randomised to either intervention (high-fibre foods on top) or comparator condition (high-fibre foods on the bottom). Participants completed a shopping task using the experimental online grocery store, with a budget of up to AU$100 to for one person's weekly groceries. The results of this study show that the total fibre content per 100 kcal per cart (<em>p</em> < .001) and total fibre content per cart (<em>p</em> = .036) was higher in the intervention compared to comparator condition. Moreover, no statistical difference between conditions was found for the total number of fibre-source foods (<em>p</em> = .67), the total energy per cart (<em>p</em> = .17), and the total grocery price per cart (<em>p</em> = .70) indicating no evidence of implications for affordability. Approximately half of the participants (48%) reported that they would like to have the option to sort foods based on a specific nutrient criterion when shopping online. This study specifically showed that presenting higher-fibre products and product categories higher up on the online grocery store can increase the fibre content of customers' purchases. These findings have important implications for consumers, digital platform operators, researchers in health and food domains, and for policy makers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":"192 ","pages":"Article 107072"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666323025345/pdfft?md5=9c37717169950fb31f561e648ebcc21f&pid=1-s2.0-S0195666323025345-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41110600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AppetitePub Date : 2023-10-02DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107050
Abigail Pickard , Helen Croker , Katie Edwards , Claire Farrow , Emma Haycraft , Moritz Herle , Alice R. Kininmonth , Clare Llewellyn , Jacqueline Blissett
{"title":"Identifying an avid eating profile in childhood: Associations with temperament, feeding practices and food insecurity","authors":"Abigail Pickard , Helen Croker , Katie Edwards , Claire Farrow , Emma Haycraft , Moritz Herle , Alice R. Kininmonth , Clare Llewellyn , Jacqueline Blissett","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.107050","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.107050","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aimed to identify distinct eating behaviour profiles in young children and examine how other key predictors of children's eating behaviour, including child temperament, the experience of food insecurity, or parental feeding practices, may vary by identified profiles. An online survey was conducted with 995 parents/carers living in England and Wales (N = 995, <em>M</em>age = 35.4 years, 80% female, 88% White). Participants reported on their child's eating behaviour using the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire and completed measures of child temperament, household food security and parental feeding practices. Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) was carried out to identify distinct eating profiles amongst the children (36–72 months, <em>M</em>age = 48.8 months, 52% female). Four eating profiles emerged from the sample of children: (a) <em>avid eating</em>, (b) <em>avoidant eating</em>, (c) <em>happy eating</em>, and (d) <em>typical eating</em>. <em>Avid eating</em> (21.9% of children) was characterised by higher levels of food responsiveness, enjoyment of food, and emotional over-eating in combination with lower satiety responsiveness, slowness in eating and food fussiness. Children with an <em>avid eating</em> profile were reported to be more surgent and experienced greater food insecurity than all other eating profiles. Parents of children belonging to the <em>avid eating</em> profile showed significantly greater use of food for emotional regulation, varied and balanced food provision, restriction of food for health, and restriction of food for weight feeding practices than the three other eating profiles.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":"191 ","pages":"Article 107050"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2023-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666323025126/pdfft?md5=2da29caf95ab4298f42f5ecf74148a22&pid=1-s2.0-S0195666323025126-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41101475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AppetitePub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.106907
Julia Mueller, Rebecca A. Jones, Rebecca Richards, Jennifer Woolston, Fiona Whittle, Andrew J. Hill, Carly A. Hughes, Robbie Duschinsky, Stephen J. Sharp, Clare Boothby, Jennifer Bostock, Penny Breeze, Alan Brennan, Francesco Fusco, Emma Lawlor, Stephen Morris, Simon J. Griffin, Amy L. Ahern
{"title":"Feasibility and acceptability of an acceptance-based guided self-help programme for weight loss maintenance","authors":"Julia Mueller, Rebecca A. Jones, Rebecca Richards, Jennifer Woolston, Fiona Whittle, Andrew J. Hill, Carly A. Hughes, Robbie Duschinsky, Stephen J. Sharp, Clare Boothby, Jennifer Bostock, Penny Breeze, Alan Brennan, Francesco Fusco, Emma Lawlor, Stephen Morris, Simon J. Griffin, Amy L. Ahern","doi":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.106907","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.appet.2023.106907","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":242,"journal":{"name":"Appetite","volume":"189 ","pages":"Article 106907"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44001149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}