Matching effects on eating. Individual differences do make a difference!

Brunner, Thomas (2012). Matching effects on eating. Individual differences do make a difference! Appetite, 58(2), pp. 429-431. Elsevier 10.1016/j.appet.2011.12.003

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Dyads composed of unacquainted females (n= 82) watched a cartoon while consuming salty aperitifsnacks. The Affective Communication Test was used to measure nonverbal expressiveness. Computingintraclass correlation coefficients, the extent to which participants within dyads matched each other’sfood intake was analyzed. Food intake matched highly for dyads with two expressive individuals andmoderately for dyads with one expressive participant. For dyads with two unexpressive participants,there was no evidence for matching behavior. Highly expressive people seem to be able to synchronizewith others and thereby allow for close matching. This is the first study to show an influence of person-ality on matching consumption behavior.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Consumer-focused Food Production
Name:	Brunner, Thomas0000-0002-6770-6548
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
ISSN:	01956663
Publisher:	Elsevier
Language:	English
Submitter:	Thomas Brunner
Date Deposited:	05 May 2020 12:57
Last Modified:	18 Dec 2020 13:30
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.appet.2011.12.003
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.11685
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/11685