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SES Flashcards

1
Q

UK adults/children from lower SES groups are…

A

2x more likely to become Obese

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2
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Obesity rates for children in reception show a gradient from…

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Least deprived to most deprived

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3
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How is SES associated with fruit and vegetable intake?

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Low SES = low fruit/veg intake

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4
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What food group do low SES individuals mostly consume?

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High fat foods

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5
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Greater screen time watching in low SES groups acts as…

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A proxy for physical inactivity

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6
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Which SES group watches the most screen time?

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Low SES

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7
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In terms of weight-control attempts, which social group is most likely to engage in weight-control behaviours?

A

High SES

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8
Q

In a survey of weight control attempts, which group was:

  • Less likely to be trying to lose weight
  • Less engaged in weight-control behaviours
  • Less engaged in restrictive habits
  • More likely to have greater BW misperceptions
A

Low SES

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9
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More likely to have greater BW misperceptions (less likely to describe themselves as overweight)

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Low SES

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10
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If you’re from a low SES group with a higher prevalence of obesity…

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This shapes your environment and becomes a social norm

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11
Q

Which social group was more likely to use a slimming club?

A

Higher SES groups

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12
Q

Why might a slimming club be effective for weight loss?

A

Regular weight monitoring

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13
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Which SES group was more likely to use weight control medication?

A

LOW SES

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14
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Per calorie, nutrient rich foods are more expensive compared to…

A

Less nutrient rich

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15
Q

Nutrient rich foods are more expensive per…

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Calorie

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16
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Why might low SES groups struggle to afford healthy foods

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Fewer financial resources

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17
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Qualitative data re. healthy food prices found low SES pps reported…

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Finding fruit/veg v expensive

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18
Q

How might proximal environment influence obesity?

A

More fast food outlets in deprived areas

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19
Q

How might more fast food outlets impact eating behaviours?

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More accessible

Shaping environment

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20
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What is the life-history theory?

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Low SES adapt to deprived environment
Eat when food is present
May impact appetite control in food-rich environment

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21
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Low SES adapt to deprived environment & eat as much as they can when food IS present. What theory is this?

A

Life-history theory

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22
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Life-history theory

Body adapts to…

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Food-scarce environment

23
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Life-history theory

Body adapts and overrides feelings of…

A

Satiety

24
Q

What is satiety

A

Fullness

25
Q

Food scarcity and energy regulation study

Method

A

Pps turned up in fasted state
Randomly given sprite or water
Snacks after 10 mins
Intake measured

26
Q

Food scarcity and energy regulation study

Prediction

A

After sprite, high SES would feel fuller and eat fewer cookies
Low SES wouldn’t accept fullness signals

27
Q

Food scarcity and energy regulation study

Findings

A

High SES: fewer cookies after sprite than water

Low SES: same amount of cookies after sprite than water

28
Q

Low SES may not be very responsive to their internal…

A

Appetite signals

29
Q

SES and stress (monopoly study)

Method

A

‘High SES’ = start with more money etc

Low SES = start with less money

30
Q

SES and stress (monopoly study)

How did the high SES group feel (emotion/physiology)

A

More pride/powerfulness

Lower heart rate

31
Q

SES and stress (monopoly study)

Findings for high SES group

A

Consumed less kcal

32
Q

What is the social comparison theory?

A

We make DOWNWARD or UPWARD social comparisons?

33
Q

What are downwards social comparisons?

A

Comparing selves to the less fortunate

34
Q

What are upwards comparisons

A

Comparing to the more successful

35
Q

What can upwards comparisons result in:

A

Inspiration or discomfort

increased drive to seek resources (e.g. food/weight-gain)

36
Q

How might low SES groups relate to upwards social comparisons?

A

Perceived deprivation = compensate with increased food intake

37
Q

Support for the ‘perceived deprivation = more food’ theory comes from a study that manipulated ________ and how?

A

Perceived wealth

Scenario about working for a company, manipulated bonuses

38
Q

Experiment that manipulated perceived wealth (not the monopoly one) found that…

A

Deprived group = greater selected portion

39
Q

Experiment that manipulated perceived wealth found that the deprived group selected larger portions, even after controlling for…

A

Negative mood

40
Q

PRD stands for

A

Perceived relative deprivation

41
Q

Another study manipulated PRD using a….

A

Ladder to represent the social ladder

42
Q

Another study manipulated PRD using a ladder

Pps asked to imagine they were at bottom or top, and then…

A

Snack food intake recorded

43
Q

Ego depletion theory

Self-regulation requires…

A

Energy

44
Q

More worries throughout the day may result in depleted…

A

Cognitive resources

45
Q

More worries throughout the day may result in depleted cognitive resources, which in turn results in…

A

Less self-regulation

46
Q

What is the ego depletion theory

A

Poverty –> difficult decisions/worries –> depletes cog. resources –> less self regulation

47
Q

Label may prompt…

A

Self-regulation

48
Q

SES and food labels…

What was the external cue

A

The food label

49
Q

SES and food labels…

What was the location of the study?

A

Cinema

50
Q

SES and food labels…

What was the manipulation?

A

Food label (external cue) vs no food label

51
Q

SES and food labels cinema study…

High SES?

A

Ate the same no matter what

52
Q

SES and food labels cinema study…

Low SES?

A

More popcorn (if they were concerned about weight) when there was no label

53
Q

Invitations sent for a commercial weight loss programme

Patients in the LEAST deprived areas are…

A

More likely to enrol

8.5% vs 4.9%

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