Effects of dietary restraint, obesity, and gender on holiday eating behavior and weight gain
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Subjects for the study of holiday eating behavior were chosen form a pool of 563 students so that an adequate number of restrained, unrestrained, normal weight, overweight, male and female participants could be chosen. The final sample was 31 men and 34 women. Analysis of the four-day Thanksgiving period revealed that dietary intake generally increases over Thanksgiving. Men were also found to eat more than women. Students with high dietary restraint ate the same amount or less than normal individuals, as did the obese subjects. Generalization of the results is hampered by the fact that the dietary intake was self-reported; in addition it is not known if college students represent the general population in this regard. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)
Publication Name: Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-843X
Year: 1989
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Social interaction effects on restrained eating
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A study conducted on 150 introductory psychology students to analyze the eating behavior of college girls using a Restraint Scale revealed that social encounters with male students influenced the intake of food. Women with high restraint showed a tendency to eat less in the presence of an attractive partner, whereas nonrestraint women made an effort to eat more. High restraint women presented a distinct social persona to male but not to female strangers.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 1995
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Relationship between dietary restraint, energy intake, physical activity, and body weight: a prospective analysis
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A study to measure the relationship between dietary restraint, energy intake, physical activity, and body weight was conducted. Subjects included 141 men and 146 nonpregnant women. Results indicate that high-restrained eaters had the same amount of physical activity compared to low-restrained eater, but ingested less energy, a majority of which from fat. Results from regression modeling are presented.
Publication Name: Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-843X
Year: 1992
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