Consumption Stereotypes and Impression Management: Food Choice

Herman, C. Peter; Polivy, Janet; Pliner, Patricia; Vartanian, Lenny R.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-28817-4_7

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“…However, since adolescents might be quite sensitive to social norms (Lombardi, Coley, Sims, Lynch, & Mahalik, 2019 ), it is particularly valuable to develop a better scientific understanding of gender-based stereotypes and their role in the establishment of unhealthy eating habits during this period of life. Several studies (Herman et al, 2019 ; Igenoza, 2017 ; Le, 2019 ; Timeo & Suitner, 2018 ) have shown that eating-related traditional femininity victimize girls into stereotypical body shapes and harmful weight-control behaviors (like dietary restraint). On the other hand, the high-energy-dense foods related to masculinity make adolescent boys more susceptible to developing a deleterious lipid profile and overweight/obesity in the short term.…”

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Gender-based food intake stereotype scale (GBFISS) for adolescents: development and psychometric evaluation

Monge‐Rojas

Fernández

Smith‐Castro

2020

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

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Objective. The study aimed to develop and test the validity and reliability of a gender-based food intake stereotype scale (GBFISS) to further the understanding of gender stereotype influences on food intake. Design. Two cross-sectional studies were conducted among adolescents. In the first one (n = 611), exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed on subsamples to identify and cross-validate the scale's structure. Evidence of concurrent validity (correlation with sexism) was also examined. In the second study (n = 813), confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to confirm the scale's dimensionality on a different sample. Further evidence of construct validity (correlations with food intake and social desirability) was examined. Invariance was tested for different features as well. Main outcome. The Gender-Based Food Intake Stereotype Scale. Results. Factor analyses on the first and second studies helped identify and confirm the GBFISS as a three-dimensional scale. The studies also provided evidence of construct validity. Support for invariance by gender and age was found, and reliability was acceptable. Conclusion. The evidence suggests that the GBFISS is valid and reliable. Further research is recommended. The contribution of gender stereotypes, as measured by the GBFISS, to well-established health behavior models should be examined.

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