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Andy Swee-Jin Ong1,2, Lynn Frewer3, Mei-Yen Chan4
1a Nanyang Polytechnic, Behavioural Sciences, School of Health Sciences , Singapore , Singapore.
Abstract:
The study of cognitive dissonance in food and nutrition has been relatively under-developed. This review paper looks at food and/or food-related studies that have utilized cognitive dissonance as a primary construct in a priori theorization and hypothesis-formulation, examining the ways in which the dissonance construct has been used and its corresponding effects on various food-related outcomes in those studies. Current gaps and critical issues underlying cognitive dissonance investigation in food and nutrition research are also identified and discussed.
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