Examining evidence for behavioural mimicry of parental eating by adolescent females. An observational study.

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dc.contributor.authorSharps, Maxine
dc.contributor.authorHiggs, Suzanne
dc.contributor.authorBlissett, Jacqueline
dc.contributor.authorNouwen, Arie
dc.contributor.authorChechlacz, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Harriet. A.
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Eric
dc.date.acceptance2015-01-23
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-20T14:46:23Z
dc.date.available2019-06-20T14:46:23Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.descriptionThe Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.en
dc.description.abstractBehavioural mimicry is a potential mechanism explaining why adolescents appear to be influenced by their parents' eating behaviour. In the current study we examined whether there is evidence that adolescent females mimic their parents when eating. Videos of thirty-eight parent and female adolescent dyads eating a lunchtime meal together were examined. We tested whether a parent placing a food item into their mouth was associated with an increased likelihood that their adolescent child would place any food item (non-specific mimicry) or the same item (specific mimicry) in their mouth at three different time frames, namely, during the same second or within the next fifteen seconds (+15), five seconds (+5) or two second (+2) period. Parents and adolescents' overall food intake was positively correlated, whereby a parent eating a larger amount of food was associated with the adolescent eating a larger meal. Across all of the three time frames adolescents were more likely to place a food item in their mouth if their parent had recently placed that same food item in their mouth (specific food item mimicry); however, there was no evidence of non-specific mimicry. This observational study suggests that when eating in a social context there is evidence that adolescent females may mimic their parental eating behaviour, selecting and eating more of a food item if their parent has just started to eat that food.en
dc.funderOther external funder (please detail below)en
dc.funder.otherThe current study was funded in part, by the European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD)/Novo Nordisk European Clinical Research Programme in Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes. Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.en
dc.identifier.citationSharps, M., Higgs, S., Blissett, J., Nouwen, A., Chechlacz, M., Allen, H. A., and Robinson, E. (2015) Examining evidence for behavioural mimicry of parental eating by adolescent females. An observational study. Appetite, 89, pp. 56-61.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2015.01.015
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/18100
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.subjectmimicryen
dc.subjecteating behaviouren
dc.subjectsocial influenceen
dc.titleExamining evidence for behavioural mimicry of parental eating by adolescent females. An observational study.en
dc.typeArticleen

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