Biting versus chewing: Eating style and social aggression in children

Autor: Mitsuru Shimizu, Guido Camps, Francesca Zampollo, Brian Wansink
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Eating Behaviors 15 (2014) 2
Eating Behaviors, 15(2), 311-313
ISSN: 1471-0153
Popis: Does biting food lead to aggressive behavior? An experimental study is reported where children ages 6-10 (n = 12) were served chicken either on-the-bone or pre-cut in bite-size pieces. When children ate on-the-bone chicken, they exhibited more aggressive behavior than pre-cut, boneless chicken. For example, children were more likely to violate the counselor's instructions by leaving the eating area after eating on-the-bone chicken compared to kids who ate pre-cut chicken. These findings suggest a connection between how children eat and how they behave. This could have implications for developmental psychologists as well as for educators and parents.
Databáze: OpenAIRE