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Film‐induced sadness as a trigger for disinhibited eating
Author(s) -
SheppardSawyer Christine L.,
McNally Richard J.,
Fischer Jennifer Harnden
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(200009)28:2<215::aid-eat11>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - sadness , psychology , mood , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , anger
Objective We tested whether film‐induced sadness enhances food intake in restrained eaters. Method Female participants scoring either high or low on a measure of dietary restraint viewed two film segments in counterbalanced order on successive days: an emotionally neutral travelogue and a sad film depicting the death of the young female protagonist. Results Contrast analyses revealed that film‐induced sadness significantly reduced food intake in low‐restraint individuals, but only nonsignificantly increased it in high‐restraint individuals. Discussion When sadness is induced without an apparent ego threat, high‐restraint participants may not exhibit as much disinhibited eating as when they are exposed to mood inductions that threaten their self‐esteem. © 2000 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 28: 215–220, 2000.