Social Influences on Eating

• Main Authors: Herman, C. Peter (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Polivy, Janet (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Pliner, Patricia (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Vartanian, Lenny R. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Personality.; Social psychology.; Clinical psychology.; Health promotion.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

This book examines how the social environment affects food choices and intake, and documents the extent to which people are unaware of the significant impact of social factors on their eating. The authors take a unique approach to studying eating behaviors in ordinary circumstances, presenting a the...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. A Theory of Normal Eating
• 3. Research Design, Methodology and Ethics
• 4. Modeling of Food Intake
• 5. Modeling of Food Choice
• 6. Consumption Stereotypes and Impression Management: Food Intake
• 7. Consumption Stereotypes and Impression Management: Food Choice
• 8. A Theory of Normal Eating - Reprise and Non-Social Examples
• 9. Social Comparison
• 10. What Happens When We Overeat?
• 11. Social Facilitation
• 12. Awareness of Social Cues
• 13. Effects of Social Eating
• 14. Concluding Remarks.