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The Effects of Nutritional Knowledge and Food Labels on Eating Behavior in the Context of Negative Affect

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Hochstadt, Samantha
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Purpose: Obesity is a growing issue worldwide, putting individuals at risk for various diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and stroke. The causes of obesity are multifaceted, however the present study focused on increased eating in the context of negative affect, termed emotional eating. Emotional eating occurs in an attempt to provide relief from negative emotions. It is an emotion-focused coping technique that is associated with increased consumption of food, specifically food high in calories and fat (Oliver & Wardle, 1999). The purpose of this study was to identify potential factors that could decrease the relationship between negative affect and increased food consumption. Nutritional knowledge and food labels have been associated with healthier diets including increased consumption of fruits and vegetables, lower overall energy intake, and lower intake of fat (Graham & Laska, 2012; Spronk, 2014). Therefore, these factors were considered as potential mechanisms to moderate the relationship between negative affect and increased food consumption. Method: The data were collected from 61 undergraduate students from the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Participants completed various assessments that measured affect (PANAS; Watson, Clark, & Tellegen, 1988), perceived stress, daily hassles (Daily Hassles short version; Totenhagen, Curran, Serido, & Butler, 2013), general eating behavior (TFEQ-r18; Karlsson, Persson, Sjöström, & Sullivan, 2000) and nutritional knowledge (GNKQ; Paramenter & Wardle 1999). Participants were randomly assigned to
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Language	English
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