Personal relative deprivation increases self-selected portion sizes and food intake

• Main Authors: Cheon, Bobby Kyungbeom, Sim, A. Y., Lim, E. X., Forde, C. G.
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Inequality; Obesity; Social sciences::Psychology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103262; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49975
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Cues and experiences of the deprivation of financial/material resources have been associated with increased caloric intake and risk for overweight/obesity. Given that social comparisons may serve as a powerful reference for the adequacy of one's standing and resources, the present research test...