Modeling of food intake is moderated by salient psychological group membership

被引:77
作者
Cruwys, Tegan [1 ]
Platow, Michael J. [1 ]
Angullia, Sarah A. [1 ]
Chang, Jia Min [1 ]
Diler, Sema E. [1 ]
Kirchner, Joanne L. [1 ]
Lentfer, Charlotte E. [1 ]
Lim, Ying Jun [1 ]
Quarisa, Aleisha [1 ]
Tor, Veronica W. L. [1 ]
Wadley, Amanda L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Australian Natl Univ, Dept Psychol, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
关键词
Social influence; Food intake; Social norms; Human eating behavior; Group processes; Social identity theory; SELF-CATEGORIZATION; SOCIAL-INFLUENCE; EATING BEHAVIOR; IDENTITY; MIMICRY; SUPPORT; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1016/j.appet.2011.12.002
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The present study demonstrates the utility of a social identity analysis of social influence in predicting eating behavior. In a laboratory experiment, female undergraduate students observed a confederate who appeared to have eaten a large or small amount of popcorn. The confederate was presented as either a fellow in-group member of a salient identity (same university) or an out-group member (another tertiary institution). Results supported the hypothesis that modeling of eating behavior only occurs for psychologically salient in-group members; there was no modeling of out-group members' eating. These data also provide clear evidence of a psychological mechanism by which the modeling of eating behavior can occur. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:754 / 757
页数:4
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