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Type: Journal article
Title: Emotional responses to food, body dissatisfaction and other eating disorder features in children, adolescents and young adults
Author: McNamara, C.
Hay, P.
Katsikitis, M.
Chur-Hansen, A.
Citation: Appetite, 2008; 50(1):102-109
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Issue Date: 2008
ISSN: 0195-6663
1095-8304
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Caroline McNamara, Phillipa Hay, Mary Katsikitis and Anna Chur-Hansen
Abstract: We aimed to assess and compare emotional responses to different foods in relationship to eating disorder and associated features, across gender and age groups. We hypothesized that negative emotional responses to images of foods would be higher in (i) those with higher body dissatisfaction and (ii) older females. Five hundred and thirty-six (18% Grade 5, 39% Grade 8 or 9, and 43% Grade 11 or 12) school, and 93 university students participated. Emotive responses to images of foods were assessed with a PowerPoint presentation of 16 differing food and four 'neutral' images shown over 30s intervals. Responses were rated on three 10-cm visual analog scales measuring levels of happiness, fear and disgust. Body image concern was assessed with the nine-item body dissatisfaction subscale of the EDI and eating disorder symptoms with the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire. With increasing age all three emotional responses towards food fell and body dissatisfaction increased. Compared to females, males showed significantly higher levels of a 'happy' response to food, and in adult females a fear emotive response correlated positively with eating concern and body dissatisfaction. In men, positive emotive responses to food may be indicative of broader factors that reduce their vulnerability to eating disorders.
Keywords: Humans
Body Mass Index
Emotions
Body Image
Schools
Food
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Male
Surveys and Questionnaires
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Description: Copyright © 2007 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2007.06.004
Description (link): http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622785/description#description
Published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2007.06.004
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