The influence of experimental confederate peers on children's food intake: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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| Authors | Sharps, Maxine, Coulthard, Helen, Salvy, S.J., Ryan, Sean and Fallon, Vicky |
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| Abstract | Confederates influence eating behaviour. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have been conducted on this topic, however, the majority have examined adults, or a combination of adults and children, therefore, an up-to-date meta-analysis is needed to examine the impact of confederate peers on children's food intake. We systematically reviewed and meta-analysed the influence of confederate peers on children's food intake in research using present and remote-confederates. Six publications summarising findings from seven studies were included in this review. One publication was excluded from the meta-analysis because it was not possible to extract the required data. The meta-analysis showed that children were influenced by confederate peers; eating more when exposed to a high-intake compared to a no or low-intake confederate. Larger effects were observed when children were exposed to a remote-than a present-confederate, and for studies using healthy snacks compared to high fat high sugar (HFHS) snacks. No difference in effect size was observed when children were exposed to a high-vs. low-intake confederate compared to a high-vs. no-intake confederate. In the narrative synthesis, confederate intake influenced children's eating behaviour 24-h later, and possible moderators and a potential mechanism underlying the influence of confederates were identified. Caution is needed when interpreting the results, as the sub-groups were not compared statistically due to high heterogeneity, and a small number of studies were included in this review. Furthermore, all studies using the present-confederate design examined HFHS snack intake, therefore, it is unclear whether observed differences in effect sizes between present- and remote-confederates may be due to confederate or food type. Research is needed to further examine the influence of confederate peers on children's food intake and to examine mechanisms and moderators. |
| Keywords | Food intake; Experimental confederates; Children's food intake; Eating behaviour; Social influence |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| ISSN | 01956663 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105863 |
| Web address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666321007704 |
| http://hdl.handle.net/10545/626220 | |
| hdl:10545/626220 | |
| File | File Access Level Open |
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| Publication dates | 15 Dec 2021 |
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| Deposited | 21 Jan 2022, 11:46 |
| Accepted | 10 Dec 2021 |
| Rights | © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| Journal | Appetite |
| Journal citation | 169, p. 105863 |
| Contributors | De Montfort University, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA, University of Derby and University of Liverpool |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/92xy3/the-influence-of-experimental-confederate-peers-on-children-s-food-intake-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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