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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study
Published on: February 2, 2017
Do children with obesity implicitly identify with sedentariness and fat food?
Mietje Craeynest1, Geert Crombez, Jan De Houwer
1Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Mietje.Craeynest@UGent.be
Abstract:
We investigated whether youngsters with obesity (n=39) differed from a control group (n=39) in their self-reported attitudes towards and in their implicit identification with physical activity and food. Self-reported attitudes were assessed using a rating scale; implicit identification was assessed using a self-concept Implicit Association Task (IAT). Results revealed a marked group difference on the implicit identification with food: Only youngsters without obesity identified themselves more with non-fat food than with fat food.
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