Measuring Ostracism-Induced Changes in Consumption of Palatable Food: Feasibility of a Novel Behavioral Task.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Ostracism is a highly aversive interpersonal experience. Previous research suggests that it can increase consumption of highly palatable food in some individuals, but decrease it in others. Thus, we developed the Cyberball-Milkshake Task (CMT), to facilitate research investigating individual differences in ostracism's effects on consumption of highly palatable food. We present data on feasibility for the CMT in a sample of young adult women.

Materials and methods

Participants were 22 women, 18-30 years old, reporting very low or very high levels of emotional eating at screening. Participants performed the CMT, which consisted of 12 trials. Each trial included: playing a round of Cyberball (a computerized game of catch with fictitious "other participants" programmed t

SUBMITTER: Javaras KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9157248 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature