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The Influence of Norms and Self-Regulatory Depletion on Eating Behavior

Vogel, Erin Alyssa
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7193-8720
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1404129840

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2014, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, Psychology.
Obesity is one of the largest health epidemics facing developed nations. Research suggests that obesity and overeating are influenced by a range of factors, including social psychological factors. The purpose of the present study is to examine the interplay between normative social influence and self-regulatory resource depletion on unhealthy eating. Participants were ostensibly in a study on taste preferences in college students, where they consumed an unhealthy food (cookies). Participants were randomly assigned to one cell in a 2 (Depletion or Control) X 3 (Augmentation Norm, Restriction Norm, or Control) completely between-participants design. First, participants performed a difficult task (depletion condition) or an easy task (control condition) prior to consuming the tempting food. Second, participants were led to believe that other participants had eaten a large amount of food (augmentation norm), a small amount of food (restriction norm), or they were given no norm information (control condition). The main outcome measure was the amount of food the participant ate during the session. It was hypothesized that the impact of the norm information (augmentation or restriction) would be amplified when self-regulatory resources have been depleted. Hypotheses were not supported. Possible explanations for results are discussed.
Jason Rose, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Andrew Geers, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Jason Levine, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Patricia Komuniecki, Ph.D. (Other)
50 p.
Psychology; Social Psychology
Eating behavior; eating; food intake; self-regulatory depletion; ego depletion; norms; normative influence

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  • Vogel, E. A. (2014). The Influence of Norms and Self-Regulatory Depletion on Eating Behavior [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1404129840

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Vogel, Erin. The Influence of Norms and Self-Regulatory Depletion on Eating Behavior. 2014. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1404129840.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Vogel, Erin. "The Influence of Norms and Self-Regulatory Depletion on Eating Behavior." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1404129840

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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