Imitation of snack food intake among normal-weight and overweight children

This study investigated whether social modeling of palatable food intake might partially be explained by the direct imitation of a peer reaching for snack food and, further, assessed the role of the children’s own weight status on their likelihood of imitation during the social interaction. Real-tim...

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Main Authors: Kirsten E. Bevelander, Anna eLichtwarck-Aschoff, Doeschka J. Anschütz, Roel C.J. Hermans, Rutger C.M.E. Engels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00949/full