Unhealthy food preferences: A psychological consequence of poverty?
Abstract
Drawing on the literature on the psychological consequences of poverty, this paper examines whether stress explains poor people's stronger preferences for unhealthy food and whether self-affirmation mitigates stress and reduces unhealthy food preferences. Through a quasiexperimental field study of patrons of a community kitchen, we show that poor people (vs. controls) prefer more unhealthy food and, more importantly, that chronic stress mediates...
Paper Details
Title
Unhealthy food preferences: A psychological consequence of poverty?
Published Date
Nov 19, 2021
Journal
Volume
56
Issue
2
Pages
613 - 639
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