Attitudes To Food And Eating Behaviour

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Social learning: Meyer and Gast surveyed 10-12 year old girls and boys and found…(AO2)

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There was a significant positive correlation between peer influence and disordered eating. The ‘like-ability’ of peers was considered the most important factor in this relationship

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Social learning perspective: Brown and Ogden found…(AO1)

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There were consistent correlations between parents and their children in terms of snack food intake, eating motivations and body dissatisfaction

Question 2

Social learning: Birch and Fisher found…(AO2)

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The best predictor of the daughters’ eating behaviour were the mothers’ dietary restraint and their perception of the risks of the daughters becoming overweight

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Social learning: MacIntyre et al found…(AO1)

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The media has a major impact both on what people eat and attitudes to certain foods

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Cultural influences: Powell and khan - research into ethnicity suggests…(AO1)

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Body dissatisfaction and related eating concerns and disorders are more characteristic of white women than back or Asian women

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Cultural influences: research into social class suggests…(AO1)

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Body dissatisfaction, dieting behaviour and eating disorders are more common in higher class individuals

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Mood: low mood tends to cause some individuals to…(AO1)

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Binge eat, which they see as a temporary escape from negative mood (such as sadness or anxiety)

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Mood: Wegner et al supported this explanation of mood and eating behaviour as his findings suggested…(AO1)

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Although low mood may make binge eating more likely, it does not alleviate the low mood state

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Mood: Garg et al looked into food choices people make and their study found…(AO2)

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Those watching the sad film consumed 36% more popcorn than those watching the upbeat film, but the upbeat film group ate far more grapes than the other group

Question 9

Mood: Likewise, Parker et al found that…(AO2)

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Although chocolates has a slight antidepressant effect for some people, when consumed as an emotional eating strategy (e.g. When feeling down), it is more likely to prolong rather than alleviate the negative mood, particularly if used repeatedly