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UK adults/children from lower SES groups are…

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2x more likely to become Obese

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Obesity rates for children in reception show a gradient from…

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Least deprived to most deprived

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How is SES associated with fruit and vegetable intake?

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Low SES = low fruit/veg intake

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What food group do low SES individuals mostly consume?

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High fat foods

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Greater screen time watching in low SES groups acts as…

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A proxy for physical inactivity

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6
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Which SES group watches the most screen time?

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Low SES

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7
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In terms of weight-control attempts, which social group is most likely to engage in weight-control behaviours?

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High SES

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In a survey of weight control attempts, which group was:

  • Less likely to be trying to lose weight
  • Less engaged in weight-control behaviours
  • Less engaged in restrictive habits
  • More likely to have greater BW misperceptions
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Low SES

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More likely to have greater BW misperceptions (less likely to describe themselves as overweight)

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Low SES

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10
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If you’re from a low SES group with a higher prevalence of obesity…

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This shapes your environment and becomes a social norm

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11
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Which social group was more likely to use a slimming club?

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Higher SES groups

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12
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Why might a slimming club be effective for weight loss?

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Regular weight monitoring

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13
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Which SES group was more likely to use weight control medication?

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LOW SES

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14
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Per calorie, nutrient rich foods are more expensive compared to…

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Less nutrient rich

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15
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Nutrient rich foods are more expensive per…

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Calorie

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16
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Why might low SES groups struggle to afford healthy foods

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Fewer financial resources

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Qualitative data re. healthy food prices found low SES pps reported…

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Finding fruit/veg v expensive

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How might proximal environment influence obesity?

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More fast food outlets in deprived areas

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How might more fast food outlets impact eating behaviours?

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More accessible

Shaping environment

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20
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What is the life-history theory?

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Low SES adapt to deprived environment
Eat when food is present
May impact appetite control in food-rich environment

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Low SES adapt to deprived environment & eat as much as they can when food IS present. What theory is this?

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Life-history theory

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Life-history theory

Body adapts to…

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Food-scarce environment

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Life-history theory

Body adapts and overrides feelings of…

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What is satiety

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Food scarcity and energy regulation study Method
Pps turned up in fasted state Randomly given sprite or water Snacks after 10 mins Intake measured
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Food scarcity and energy regulation study Prediction
After sprite, high SES would feel fuller and eat fewer cookies Low SES wouldn't accept fullness signals
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Food scarcity and energy regulation study Findings
High SES: fewer cookies after sprite than water Low SES: same amount of cookies after sprite than water
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Low SES may not be very responsive to their internal...
Appetite signals
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SES and stress (monopoly study) Method
'High SES' = start with more money etc | Low SES = start with less money
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SES and stress (monopoly study) How did the high SES group feel (emotion/physiology)
More pride/powerfulness | Lower heart rate
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SES and stress (monopoly study) Findings for high SES group
Consumed less kcal
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What is the social comparison theory?
We make DOWNWARD or UPWARD social comparisons?
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What are downwards social comparisons?
Comparing selves to the less fortunate
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What are upwards comparisons
Comparing to the more successful
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What can upwards comparisons result in:
Inspiration or discomfort increased drive to seek resources (e.g. food/weight-gain)
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How might low SES groups relate to upwards social comparisons?
Perceived deprivation = compensate with increased food intake
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Support for the 'perceived deprivation = more food' theory comes from a study that manipulated ________ and how?
Perceived wealth Scenario about working for a company, manipulated bonuses
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Experiment that manipulated perceived wealth (not the monopoly one) found that...
Deprived group = greater selected portion
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Experiment that manipulated perceived wealth found that the deprived group selected larger portions, even after controlling for...
Negative mood
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PRD stands for
Perceived relative deprivation
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Another study manipulated PRD using a....
Ladder to represent the social ladder
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Another study manipulated PRD using a ladder | Pps asked to imagine they were at bottom or top, and then...
Snack food intake recorded
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Ego depletion theory Self-regulation requires...
Energy
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More worries throughout the day may result in depleted...
Cognitive resources
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More worries throughout the day may result in depleted cognitive resources, which in turn results in...
Less self-regulation
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What is the ego depletion theory
Poverty --> difficult decisions/worries --> depletes cog. resources --> less self regulation
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Label may prompt...
Self-regulation
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SES and food labels... What was the external cue
The food label
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SES and food labels... What was the location of the study?
Cinema
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SES and food labels... What was the manipulation?
Food label (external cue) vs no food label
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SES and food labels cinema study... High SES?
Ate the same no matter what
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SES and food labels cinema study... Low SES?
More popcorn (if they were concerned about weight) when there was no label
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Invitations sent for a commercial weight loss programme Patients in the LEAST deprived areas are...
More likely to enrol | 8.5% vs 4.9%

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