The possible antecedents and consequences of matching of food intake:Examining the role of trait self-esteem and interpersonal closeness
Although there is evidence that people tend to match their intake to that of others, less is known about the motives underlying this effect. The current study, therefore, examined the relationship between self-esteem, a specific factor that has been related to the likelihood of social matching. Furt...
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| author | Elizabeth eHirata Gerine M. A. Lodder Ulrich eKühnen Sonia eLippke Roel C. J. Hermans |
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| description | Although there is evidence that people tend to match their intake to that of others, less is known about the motives underlying this effect. The current study, therefore, examined the relationship between self-esteem, a specific factor that has been related to the likelihood of social matching. Further, we examined the effects of food matching on interpersonal closeness among eating companions. The sample included 89 female dyads. All dyads had free access to palatable snack food during a 15 minutes interaction. For each dyad the matching score was calculated, as well as both individual’s trait self-esteem scores and interpersonal closeness with their eating partner. The overall degree of matching within dyads was high, replicating the findings of previous research. No relationship, however, was found between trait self-esteem and the degree of matching. Furthermore, there was no effect of matching on perceived interpersonal closeness with or liking of the other person. These results suggest that self-esteem might not be a robust predictor of matching and that matching of food intake may not result in increased perceived interpersonal closeness or liking among eating partners. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56cf7258e35f4784894f547ef8fab3482022-12-22T00:06:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782015-12-01610.3389/fpsyg.2015.01920160639The possible antecedents and consequences of matching of food intake:Examining the role of trait self-esteem and interpersonal closenessElizabeth eHirata0Gerine M. A. Lodder1Ulrich eKühnen2Sonia eLippke3Roel C. J. Hermans4University of Bremen and Jacobs University BremenRadboud UniversityJacobs UniversityJacobs UniversityRadboud UniversityAlthough there is evidence that people tend to match their intake to that of others, less is known about the motives underlying this effect. The current study, therefore, examined the relationship between self-esteem, a specific factor that has been related to the likelihood of social matching. Further, we examined the effects of food matching on interpersonal closeness among eating companions. The sample included 89 female dyads. All dyads had free access to palatable snack food during a 15 minutes interaction. For each dyad the matching score was calculated, as well as both individual’s trait self-esteem scores and interpersonal closeness with their eating partner. The overall degree of matching within dyads was high, replicating the findings of previous research. No relationship, however, was found between trait self-esteem and the degree of matching. Furthermore, there was no effect of matching on perceived interpersonal closeness with or liking of the other person. These results suggest that self-esteem might not be a robust predictor of matching and that matching of food intake may not result in increased perceived interpersonal closeness or liking among eating partners.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01920/fullMatchingfood intakeself-esteemeating behaviorInterpersonal closeness |
| spellingShingle | Elizabeth eHirata Gerine M. A. Lodder Ulrich eKühnen Sonia eLippke Roel C. J. Hermans The possible antecedents and consequences of matching of food intake:Examining the role of trait self-esteem and interpersonal closeness Frontiers in Psychology Matching food intake self-esteem eating behavior Interpersonal closeness |
| title | The possible antecedents and consequences of matching of food intake:Examining the role of trait self-esteem and interpersonal closeness |
| title_full | The possible antecedents and consequences of matching of food intake:Examining the role of trait self-esteem and interpersonal closeness |
| title_fullStr | The possible antecedents and consequences of matching of food intake:Examining the role of trait self-esteem and interpersonal closeness |
| title_full_unstemmed | The possible antecedents and consequences of matching of food intake:Examining the role of trait self-esteem and interpersonal closeness |
| title_short | The possible antecedents and consequences of matching of food intake:Examining the role of trait self-esteem and interpersonal closeness |
| title_sort | possible antecedents and consequences of matching of food intake examining the role of trait self esteem and interpersonal closeness |
| topic | Matching food intake self-esteem eating behavior Interpersonal closeness |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01920/full |
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