Creating good feelings about unhealthy food: children’s televised ‘advertised diet’ on the island of Ireland, in a climate of regulation

Abstract. The present studies examine how culturally held stereotypes about gender (that women eat more healthfully than men) implicitly influence food preferences. In Study 1, priming masculinity led both male and female participants to prefer unhealthy foods, while priming femininity led both male and female participants to prefer healthy foods. Study 2 extended these effects to gendered food packaging. When the packaging and healthiness of the food were gender schema congruent (i.e., feminine packaging for a healthy food, masculine packaging for an unhealthy food) both male and female participants rated the product as more attractive, said that they would be more likely to purchase it, and even rated it as tasting better compared to when the product was stereotype incongruent. In Study 3, packaging that explicitly appealed to gender stereotypes (“The muffin for real men”) reversed the schema congruity effect, but only among participants who scored high in psychological reactance.

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Social Networks, Social Integration, and Unhealthy Food Consumption Among Mexican Immigrants in the Southeast United States

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e640032011-001 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Sarah Szurek

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Social Networks ◽

Social Integration ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Mexican Immigrants ◽

Unhealthy Food ◽

Southeast United States

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Reducing unsuccessful restrained eaters' unhealthy food choice: An internet-based inhibition control training

Acta Psychologica Sinica ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1041.2017.00219 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 219 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yu LIU ◽

Hong CHEN ◽

Shuhui LI ◽

Nian LUO

Keyword(s):

Food Choice ◽

Unhealthy Food ◽

Restrained Eaters ◽

Inhibition Control

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Postpartum depression symptoms in survey-based research: a structural equation analysis

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-020-09999-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Che Wan Jasimah Bt Wan Mohamed Radzi ◽

Hashem Salarzadeh Jenatabadi ◽

Nadia Samsudin

Keyword(s):

Postpartum Depression ◽

Latent Variable ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Postpartum Women ◽

Unhealthy Food ◽

High Level

Abstract Background Since the last decade, postpartum depression (PPD) has been recognized as a significant public health problem, and several factors have been linked to PPD. Mothers at risk are rarely undetected and underdiagnosed. Our study aims to determine the factors leading to symptoms of depression using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis. In this research, we introduced a new framework for postpartum depression modeling for women. Methods We structured the model of this research to take into consideration the Malaysian culture in particular. A total of 387 postpartum women have completed the questionnaire. The symptoms of postpartum depression were examined using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), and they act as a dependent variable in this research model. Results Four hundred fifty mothers were invited to participate in this research. 86% of the total distributed questionnaire received feedback. The majority of 79.6% of respondents were having depression symptoms. The highest coefficients of factor loading analysis obtained in every latent variable indicator were income (β = 0.77), screen time (β = 0.83), chips (β = 0.85), and anxiety (β = 0.88). Lifestyle, unhealthy food, and BMI variables were directly affected by the dependent variable. Based on the output, respondents with a high level of depression symptoms tended to consume more unhealthy food and had a high level of body mass indexes (BMI). The highest significant impact on depression level among postpartum women was unhealthy food consumption. Based on our model, the findings indicated that 76% of the variances stemmed from a variety of factors: socio-demographics, lifestyle, healthy food, unhealthy food, and BMI. The strength of the exogenous and endogenous variables in this research framework is strong. Conclusion The prevalence of postpartum women with depression symptoms in this study is considerably high. It is, therefore, imperative that postpartum women seek medical help to prevent postpartum depressive symptoms from worsening.

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See the Cake and Have it Too? Investigating the Effect of Watching a Cooking Show on Unhealthy Food Choices

Physiology & Behavior ◽

10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113409 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 113409

Author(s):

Monique C. Alblas ◽

Saar Mollen ◽

Marieke L. Fransen ◽

Bas van den Putte

Keyword(s):

Food Choices ◽

Unhealthy Food

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Exposure of Children to Unhealthy Food and Beverage Advertisements in South Africa

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18083856 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (8) ◽

pp. 3856

Author(s):

Daniel A. Yamoah ◽

Jeroen De Man ◽

Sunday O. Onagbiye ◽

Zandile J. Mchiza

Keyword(s):

South African ◽

Healthy Food ◽

Food Advertising ◽

Regulation System ◽

Unhealthy Food ◽

The South ◽

Food And Beverages ◽

Persuasive Strategies ◽

Food And Beverage ◽

Marketing To Children

Television (TV) is a powerful medium for marketing food and beverages. Food and beverage marketers tend to use this medium to target children with the hope that children will in turn influence their families’ food choices. No study has assessed the compliance of TV marketers with the South African Marketing to Children pledge since the enactment of the 2014 food advertising recommendations by the South African Department of Health and the Advertising Standards Authority. This study investigated the extent and nature of advertising of unhealthy versus healthy food and beverages to children in South African TV broadcasting channels. The date, time, type, frequency and target audience of food advertisements (ads) on four free-to-air South African TV channels were recorded and captured using a structured assessment guide. The presence of persuasive marketing techniques was also assessed. Unhealthy food and beverage advertising was recorded at a significantly higher rate compared with healthy food and beverages during the time frame when children were likely to be watching TV. Brand benefit claims, health claims and power strategies (e.g., advertising using cartoon characters and celebrated individuals) were used as persuasive strategies. These persuasive strategies were used more in unhealthy versus healthy food ads. The findings are in breach of the South African Marketing to Children pledge and suggest a failure of the industry self-regulation system. We recommend the introduction of monitored and enforced statutory regulations to ensure healthy TV food advertising space.

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COVID-19 Perceived Impact and Psychological Variables as Predictors of Unhealthy Food and Alcohol Consumption Trajectories: The Role of Gender and Living with Children as Moderators

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18094542 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (9) ◽

pp. 4542

Author(s):

Camila Salazar-Fernández ◽

Daniela Palet ◽

Paola A. Haeger ◽

Francisca Román Mella

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Unhealthy Food ◽

Psychological Variables ◽

Curve Modeling ◽

Perceived Impact ◽

Mental Health Factors ◽

The Impact ◽

Over Time

The present study examines the trajectories of unhealthy food and alcohol consumption over time and considers whether perceived impact of COVID-19 and psychological variables are predictors of these trajectories. We ascertained whether these predictors are different in women vs. men and between women living with vs. without children. Data were collected through online surveys administered to 1038 participants from two universities (staff and students) in Chile, across five waves (July to October 2020). Participants provided information about their past-week unhealthy food and alcohol consumption and mental health. Using latent growth curve modeling analysis, we found that higher perceived health and interpersonal COVID-19 impact, younger age and lower depression symptoms were associated with more rapid increases over time in unhealthy food consumption. On the other hand, higher perceived COVID-19 economic impact and older age were associated with more rapid diachronic decreases in alcohol consumption. Gender and living with or without children, for women only, were moderators of these trajectories. This longitudinal study provides strong evidence identifying the multiple repercussions of COVID-19 and mental health factors on unhealthy food and alcohol consumption. These findings highlight the need for interventions aimed at minimizing the impact of the pandemic on unhealthy food and alcohol consumption over time.

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