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- Title
WOMEN’S EMOTIONS AND FOOD CHOICES – A STUDY OF GDYNIA CITY RESIDENTS, POLAND.
- Authors
PLATTA, Anna M.; MIKULEC, Anna T.; RADZYMIŃSKA, Monika
- Abstract
Purpose: The main objective of the research was to assess the impact of emotions on women’s eating behaviour and to determine whether women’s eating behaviour under the influence of emotions is dependent on education, marital status and professional status. Design/methodology/approach: The research instrument was a survey questionnaire administered through the computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI) method using Google Forms. The survey was conducted in spring 2023 among a group of 393 female respondents in Gdynia (northern Poland). The interview questionnaire consisted of thematic blocks including scales concerning the assessment of: the influence of emotions (happiness and sadness) on women’s eating behaviour. The chi-square test with Yates’ correction and the Mann-Whitney U test were used to determine the relationship between the study variables. Findings: It was found that the type of emotion influenced eating behaviour in the study group of women. The respondents consumed fruit and vegetables and dairy products when feeling positive emotions (happiness), and consumed sweets, salty snacks and alcohol when feeling negative emotions (sadness). The present study showed that the frequency of eating under the influence of emotion may depend on education, marital status and professional status. Research limitations/implications: The research has certain limitations. The results obtained are not representative and cannot be generalised to the population of women in Poland. The research is a pilot study. Practical implications: Knowledge in this area is valuable in developing nutrition education programmes. In order to improve women’s health, interventions must focus on increasing their self-efficacy in consciously regulating their emotions and the type of food they consume in emotionally aroused states. Social implications: The research is part of health risk management and health promotion in the Polish population. Originality/value: The research adds to the knowledge of human behaviour in the nutritional sphere by taking into account psychological factors.
- Subjects
POLAND; GDYNIA (Poland); CITY dwellers; HUMAN behavior; FOOD habits; EMOTIONS; MANN Whitney U Test; NUTRITION education
- Publication
Scientific Papers of Silesian University of Technology. Organization & Management / Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Slaskiej. Seria Organizacji i Zarzadzanie, 2023, Issue 188, p571
- ISSN
1641-3466
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.29119/1641-3466.2023.188.34