Citation

Wansink B, Zampollo F, Camps G, Shimizu M. Eat. Behav. 2014; 15(2): 311-313.

Affiliation

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA. Electronic address: mshimiz@siue.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.03.013

PMID

24854824

Abstract

Does biting food lead to aggressive behavior? An experimental study is reported where children ages 6-10 (n=12) were served chicken either on-the-bone or pre-cut in bite-size pieces. When children ate on-the-bone chicken, they exhibited more aggressive behavior than pre-cut, boneless chicken. For example, children were more likely to violate the counselor's instructions by leaving the eating area after eating on-the-bone chicken compared to kids who ate pre-cut chicken. These findings suggest a connection between how children eat and how they behave. This could have implications for developmental psychologists as well as for educators and parents.

Language: en