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| Title |
Threatened belonging and preference for comfort food among the securely attached
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| Published in |
Appetite, February 2015
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.appet.2015.02.029 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jordan D. Troisi, Shira Gabriel, Jaye L. Derrick, Alyssa Geisler |
| Abstract |
Research has shown that comfort food triggers relationship-related cognitions and can fulfill belongingness needs for those secure in attachment (i.e., for those with positive relationship cognitions) (Troisi & Gabriel, 2011). Building on these ideas, we examined if securely attached individuals prefer comfort food because of its "social utility" (i.e., its capacity to fulfill belongingness needs) in one experiment and one daily diary study using two samples of university students from the United States. Study 1 utilized a belongingness threat essay among half of the participants, and the results showed that securely attached participants preferred the taste of a comfort food (i.e., potato chips) more after the belongingness threat. Study 2 utilized a 14-day daily diary design and found that securely attached individuals consumed more comfort food in response to naturally occurring feelings of isolation. Implications for the social nature of food preferences are discussed. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 10 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 20% |
| Thailand | 1 | 10% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 10% |
| Mexico | 1 | 10% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 4 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 116 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 114 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 19% |
| Researcher | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 16 | 14% |
| Unknown | 21 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 40 | 34% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 7 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 23 | 20% |
| Unknown | 24 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 272. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 February 2024.
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#134,694
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#76
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#1,414
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#3
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