Effectiveness of trained peer models to encourage food acceptance in preschool children

Hendy, Helen M.

doi:10.1006/appe.2002.0510

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“…Previous research examining the effects of others on children's eating behavior has focused on the influence of parents on children's food consumption (e.g., Faith et al, 2004;Klesges et al, 1983;Koivisto et al, 1994;Laessle et al, 2001) and on the effects of different models on children's acceptance of new foods (Addessi et al, 2005;Birch, 1980;Duncker, 1938;Harper & Sanders, 1975;Hendy, 2002;Hendy & Raudenbush, 2000). However, these studies did not specifically examine the impact of familiarity on children's food consumption, and it is not clear from these studies how the relationship with co-eaters influences modeling of eating in children.…”

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“…In fact most of the research in children has focused on the effects of others on children's acceptance of unfamiliar foods (Addessi, Galloway, Visalberghi, & Birch, 2005;Birch, 1980;Duncker, 1938;Harper & Sanders, 1975;Hendy, 2002;Hendy & Raudenbush, 2000). However, questions remain about the extent to which social influences also impact children's food consumption (i.e., how much they eat).…”

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The role of familiarity on modeling of eating and food consumption in children

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This study investigates the effects of peer and sibling influence on the cookie intake of normal-weight children. A total of 44 children (24 girls and 20 boys) aged 5 to 11 participated in this study. Children played a sorting task while being exposed to a large amount of cookies. Children were tested alone or with an unfamiliar peer or with a sibling. Results indicated that the social condition was related to the participants' energy intake. Children eating with their siblings ate more cookies than did children eating with strangers and also consumed more cookies than did children eating alone. This pattern of results is consistent with previous research in adults indicating that familiarity between co-eaters influence how much one choose to eat. Furthermore, the degree of intake matching was extremely high among strangers, but low and not statistically significant in dyads of siblings. We conclude that matching effect is not ubiquitous and that familiarity affects the level of matching of eating in children.

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The role of familiarity on modeling of eating and food consumption in children

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“…Peer modelling 92 of eating behaviour has been shown to be effective at increasing children's acceptance of 93 novel healthy foods (Hendy, 2002) as well as altering children's food choices (Birch, 1980). modelling has been shown to significantly increase children's willingness to try an unfamiliar 98 food compared to when children were simply offered the unfamiliar food (Harper & Sanders, 99 1975), suggesting that parental modelling could indeed be a successful method for 100 increasing children's willingness to taste novel or disliked foods.…”

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‘Why don’t you try it again?’ A comparison of parent led, home based interventions aimed at increasing children's consumption of a disliked vegetable

2015

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“…Research shows that which foods children choose to eat and how much they like them can be affected by the behavior of others. More precisely, studies indicate that children's preference for specific food items (e.g., a vegetable) can be increased as a result of repeated exposures to a peer or teacher eating the food (Addessi, Galloway, Visalberghi, & Birch, 2005;Birch, 1980;Duncker, 1938;Harper & Sanders, 1975;Hendy, 2002;Hendy & Raudenbush, 2000;Marinho, 1942).…”

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Effects of social context on overweight and normal-weight children's food selection

2008

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Although most eating occurs in a social context, the impact of peer influence on child food consumption and selection of healthy and unhealthy snacks has not been the object of systematic experimental study. The present experiment assessed the effects of peer interaction on energy intake and food choices in 18 overweight and 21 non-overweight youth. Participants had access to high and low-calorie food items and were provided with several games as alternatives to eating. On one occasion, participants were tested alone and on another occasion they were tested in dyads with an unfamiliar peer. Consistent with previous results, we found that overweight children ate substantially more when alone than when in the presence of a peer and also more when alone than the lean children in the same condition. Non-overweight youths' food intake was unaffected by the social context. Findings also indicated that the best predictor of whether participants consumed healthy snack foods was if the other youth in the dyad also consumed healthy snack foods. These findings suggest that the presence of peers can influence overweight children's energy intake and also influence healthier food selection in both overweight and non-overweight children.

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Effectiveness of trained peer models to encourage food acceptance in preschool children

Cited by 153 publications

References 28 publications

The role of familiarity on modeling of eating and food consumption in children

The role of familiarity on modeling of eating and food consumption in children

‘Why don’t you try it again?’ A comparison of parent led, home based interventions aimed at increasing children's consumption of a disliked vegetable

Effects of social context on overweight and normal-weight children's food selection

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