Habitual Behavior in American Eating Patterns: The Role of Meal Occasions
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Based on literatures in cognitive resource conservation and contextual cue consistency, we study two types of habits—carryover and baseline—in the consumption of food nutrients. Carryover habit obtains when the level of a nutrient consumed in preceding meals influences its consumption in the current meal. Baseline habit obtains when a nutrient's consumption systematically differs across meals. We test our hypotheses via a hierarchical linear model using a food consumption diary panel. Findings support our carryover habit and baseline habit dichotomy, as well as our predictions that carryover habit is stronger at breakfast and that within-meal carryover effects are stronger than across-meal carryover effects.
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- Authors
- Khare, A., & Inman, J. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Houston (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- ORCID
- Inman, J. Jeffrey
- Venue
- Journal of Consumer Research
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2006-03
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 567-575
- ISSN
- 0093-5301 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-5277
- OpenAlex
- W2097531445
- Cited by
- 184
- References
- 3
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- FWCI
- 2.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Consumer Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Keywords
- dietary habits, dietary intake, nutrient intake, breakfast
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