Personal relative deprivation increases self-selected portion sizes and food intake
Cues and experiences of the deprivation of financial/material resources have been associated with increased caloric intake and risk for overweight/obesity. Given that social comparisons may serve as a powerful reference for the adequacy of one's standing and resources, the present research test...
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| author | Cheon, Bobby Kyungbeom Sim, A. Y. Lim, E. X. Forde, C. G. |
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| description | Cues and experiences of the deprivation of financial/material resources have been associated with increased caloric intake and risk for overweight/obesity. Given that social comparisons may serve as a powerful reference for the adequacy of one's standing and resources, the present research tested whether subjective feelings of personal relative deprivation (PRD) or “losing out” to others stimulates calorie selection and intake. Study 1 demonstrated that self-reported chronic experiences of PRD positively predicted calories selected for a portion and consumed during an ad-libitum meal. Study 2 revealed that experimentally-induced PRD resulted in an increase in the amount of calories selected on a portion selection task and a stronger desire to consume the foods. Consequently, these findings demonstrate that chronic and acute subjective deprivation of non-food resources may contribute to socioeconomic gradients in obesity, and that perceived social inequality may have inherently obesogenic properties that promote excess calorie intake. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1032622020-03-07T12:10:41Z Personal relative deprivation increases self-selected portion sizes and food intake Cheon, Bobby Kyungbeom Sim, A. Y. Lim, E. X. Forde, C. G. School of Social Sciences Inequality Obesity Social sciences::Psychology Cues and experiences of the deprivation of financial/material resources have been associated with increased caloric intake and risk for overweight/obesity. Given that social comparisons may serve as a powerful reference for the adequacy of one's standing and resources, the present research tested whether subjective feelings of personal relative deprivation (PRD) or “losing out” to others stimulates calorie selection and intake. Study 1 demonstrated that self-reported chronic experiences of PRD positively predicted calories selected for a portion and consumed during an ad-libitum meal. Study 2 revealed that experimentally-induced PRD resulted in an increase in the amount of calories selected on a portion selection task and a stronger desire to consume the foods. Consequently, these findings demonstrate that chronic and acute subjective deprivation of non-food resources may contribute to socioeconomic gradients in obesity, and that perceived social inequality may have inherently obesogenic properties that promote excess calorie intake. Accepted version 2019-09-20T07:55:38Z 2019-12-06T21:08:37Z 2019-09-20T07:55:38Z 2019-12-06T21:08:37Z 2017 Journal Article Sim, A. Y., Lim, E. X., Forde, C. G., & Cheon, B. K. (2018). Personal relative deprivation increases self-selected portion sizes and food intake. Appetite, 121, 268-274. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2017.11.100 0195-6663 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103262 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49975 10.1016/j.appet.2017.11.100 en Appetite © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Appetite and is made available with permission of Elsevier Ltd. 31 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Inequality Obesity Social sciences::Psychology Cheon, Bobby Kyungbeom Sim, A. Y. Lim, E. X. Forde, C. G. Personal relative deprivation increases self-selected portion sizes and food intake |
| title | Personal relative deprivation increases self-selected portion sizes and food intake |
| title_full | Personal relative deprivation increases self-selected portion sizes and food intake |
| title_fullStr | Personal relative deprivation increases self-selected portion sizes and food intake |
| title_full_unstemmed | Personal relative deprivation increases self-selected portion sizes and food intake |
| title_short | Personal relative deprivation increases self-selected portion sizes and food intake |
| title_sort | personal relative deprivation increases self selected portion sizes and food intake |
| topic | Inequality Obesity Social sciences::Psychology |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103262 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49975 |
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