Tendency toward overeating and restraint as predictors of food consumption
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Restrained eaters have repeatedly been found to overeat following a preload, which phenomenon is called the disinhibition effect. Remarkably, the disinhibition effect is only found when the restraint scale (RS) is used, and never when other measures of restraint, like the three-factor eating questionnaire (TFEQ) or the Dutch eating behavior questionnaire (DEBQ) are applied. Recent research has shown that tendency toward overeating appears to be a better predictor of food consumption than dietary restraint. The present study examines the predictive value of preload, tendency toward overeating and dietary restraint. An experiment was carried out with 209 female participants with the aim to evaluate whether the results of the study [Int J Eating Disorders 28 (2000) 333] are robust. In addition to the RS, the TFEQ and DEBQ were used to measure restraint and tendency toward overeating. Again, no disinhibition effect occurred, confirming the results of the previous study. Restraint, as measured by the three questionnaires, was not related to food consumption. In contrast, tendency toward overeating was significantly related to food consumption. Restraint theory's contentions that dieting leads to overeating might be valid for only some dieters, namely those with a high tendency toward overeating.
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The Dutch Restrained Eating Scale correlates with self-reported caloric intake but does not correlate with objectively measured caloric intake.
“Although this scale correlates with self-reported caloric intake, like all dietary restraint or dieting scales, it does not correlate with objectively measured caloric intake (e.g., Ouwens et al., 2003; Stice, et al., 2004).”
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- Authors
- Ouwens, M. A., van Strien, T., & van der Staak, C. P. F.
- Affiliations
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Ouwens, Machteld A
- ORCID
- Ouwens, Machteld A
- Venue
- Appetite
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2003-06
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 291-298
- ISSN
- 0195-6663 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2129059978
- Cited by
- 180
- References
- 50
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Appetite (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Keywords
- disinhibition, dietary restraint, dietary intake, preload, dieting, dietary habits, Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire, Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire, Restraint Scale
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Eating, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Hyperphagia, Predictive Value of Tests, Surveys and Questionnaires
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