The effect of priming on food choice: A field and laboratory study

Farrar, Stephanie; Plagnol, Anke C.; Tapper, Katy

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2021.105749

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“…Interestingly, scholars have suggested that certain people are more likely to be exposed to advertisements and unhealthy food consumption. This includes obese people (Cornil et al , 2022), young boys rather than young females (Dixon et al , 2014a), individuals with binge-eating habits (Egbert et al , 2020), individuals with high mindfulness (Farrar et al , 2022) and those with high exposure (in terms of time and frequency of use) to television (TV) advertisements. All such advertisement-related studies (whether it be TV, print, newspaper or social media advertisements) concerning unhealthy food consumption, were included in this review.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Past literature has discussed the influential role of personality traits. Farrar et al (2022) investigated the impact of mindfulness (i.e. the quality of being conscious or aware of something) on unhealthy food consumption and showed that individuals with high ( vis-à-vis low) mindfulness selected less unhealthy food when exposed to unhealthy food advertisements.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The dark side of advertising: promoting unhealthy food consumption

Deshpande,

Kaur,

Ferraris

et al. 2023

EJM

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Purpose Scholars have noted the impact of advertising on unhealthy food consumption. However, a systematic literature review (SLR) on this topic is currently lacking. This study aims to find, analyze and synthesize prior literature to set the stage for future researchers and practitioners. It also uncovers research gaps, suggests potential research questions and presents a conceptual framework for use in future research. Design/methodology/approach This paper catalogs and synthesizes topic-related literature by using the time-tested SLR methodology. It identifies and analyzes 99 relevant studies that have addressed the impact of advertising on unhealthy food consumption. Research profiling of the selected studies supported the synthesis of key themes in the extant literature. Findings The authors identify three key thematic foci: a) viewer attributes pertaining to excessive unhealthy food consumption, b) advertisement attributes pertaining to excessive unhealthy food consumption and, c) unhealthy food consumption regulation. Within these themes, the authors also identify some subthemes, presenting specific advertising and viewer attributes that contribute to unhealthy food consumption. The authors further develop a conceptual framework based on the stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R) model, summarizing the findings of the study. This could aid future researchers and practitioners in their design of certain strategies. Research limitations/implications The study uncovers various gaps in the extant literature and suggests potential areas that can be examined by scholars. From a practical perspective, the study recommends certain actionable strategies for policymakers, helping customers to achieve the long-term goal of obesity reduction. Practical implications From the perspective of practice, the study recommends certain actionable strategies for policymakers helping customers achieve the long-term goal of obesity reduction. Originality/value The current study makes a novel contribution to the research on advertising and unhealthy food consumption by identifying theme-based research gaps in the existing literature, mapping those with potential research questions and presenting a conceptual framework based on the S-O-R model. Based on the findings, the study also proposes five potential research models examining diverse aspects of advertising and unhealthy food consumption to guide interested scholars and practitioners to shape the future research discourse.

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confidence: 99%

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The dark side of advertising: promoting unhealthy food consumption

Deshpande,

Kaur,

Ferraris

et al. 2023

EJM

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“…Substantial cross‐sectional data suggest that higher trait mindfulness is associated with heathier food choices and a healthier diet (e.g. Farrar et al, 2022; Sala et al, 2020). However, only a limited number of experimental studies have examined such effects.…”

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Mindful eating: what we know so far

Tapper

2022

Nutrition Bulletin

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Mindful eating is increasingly being used to try to promote healthy eating and weight management. However, the term refers to a diverse set of practices that could have quite different effects on behaviour. This narrative review provides a guide to the concept of mindful eating as well as a comprehensive overview of research in the area. This includes the ways in which mindful eating has been operationalised and measured as well as evidence for effects and potential mechanisms of action. The research reviewed suggests that multi‐component mindfulness‐based interventions may be beneficial for disordered eating and weight management, but it is unclear whether these benefits exceed those obtained by alternative treatments. Some studies suggest that specific mindful eating strategies may have immediate effects on eating, but more research is needed to reach any definitive conclusions. These studies also suggest that effects may vary depending on the characteristics of the individual and/or the specific eating context. As such, research may ultimately point towards a more personalised approach to the application of mindful eating in order to maximise benefits. Finally, mindful eating interventions for children represent a relatively new area of research and there is currently insufficient evidence to draw any firm conclusions about their value. To advance both our understanding and effective application of mindful eating, more experimental research with high levels of methodological rigour is needed as well as research that explores underpinning mechanisms of action.

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“…Questions, cues, and advanced organizers are known to be an evidence-based instructional strategy (Clemons et al, 2010). On each page, underlined cues for the words "decision making" and "goal setting" can also be described as a priming effect, which involves the activation of a mental concept in memory to increase the likelihood that the concept will be used again when processing information (Farrar et al, 2022).…”

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Use of an eBook for Oral Health Literacy© Curriculum to Elicit Functional Health Knowledge, Decision Making, and Goal Setting Among School-Aged Children

Ubbes¹,

Whitesel²

2022

iejee

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An eBook for Oral Health Literacy© curriculum was used as a brief intervention to help school-aged children use their functional health literacy skills of reading, writing, and speaking to learn about oral health hygiene and the importance of choosing healthy food and beverages for their teeth. The curriculum focused on building functional knowledge about oral health hygiene and nutrition behaviors through a health literacy intervention that highlighted the need for reasoned actions when setting food goals for healthy teeth and making decisions to keep teeth healthy and strong. The aims of the study included: 1) determining what children learned about their teeth from two chapters of the eBook for Oral Health Literacy© curriculum and what they remembered from reading the oral health and nutrition stories; 2) determining whether children liked to read and what they liked about the words and the pictures of the stories, and; 3) determining whether children brushed their teeth in the morning and at night; had any cavities; had teeth or mouth pain; and visited the dentist every six months for a dental checkup. The visual textual narrative helped children to build a vocabulary about oral health when reading and writing about health. Children wrote about words and phrases that they recalled after reading each chapter. Their elaborations exemplified the importance of using a constructivist theoretical framework to elicit children’s functional health knowledge about oral health and nutrition. Chi-square results showed that there was a moderate significant correlation between children who reported brushing their teeth in the morning and having been to the dentist in the past year (p = .021).

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The effect of priming on food choice: A field and laboratory study

Cited by 6 publications

References 42 publications

The dark side of advertising: promoting unhealthy food consumption

The dark side of advertising: promoting unhealthy food consumption

Mindful eating: what we know so far

Use of an eBook for Oral Health Literacy© Curriculum to Elicit Functional Health Knowledge, Decision Making, and Goal Setting Among School-Aged Children

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