PSYC 429 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Social Influence, Dieting
19 Jun 2020
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How might social sources influence dieting behaviour: provide models for behaviour, wish to conform to social norms of group, direct pressure to comply. Examined self-reported social influences for increasing levels of seriousness of dieting separately for: different sources (parents/peers, forms of influence (modeling, conformity & compliance). N = 1644, 12-17 years old (m = 14) australian high school. Questionnaire measures: modeling, mothers, peers (5 closest friends) Assessed both dieting status and dieting commitment e. g. does (mother/friend) diet? (0/1 score) How committed is (mother/friend) to dieting? (4 pt scale) scores: Mother = dieting status x commitment score peers= sum of dieting status x commitment score. Questionnaire measures cont: conformity pressures, asked whether parents/peers endorsed their dieting (5 pt scale, compliance pressures, frequency which parents/peers tell them they should diet (1= never" 5 = always") 6 sub categories re-catorized into two groups. Non-serious": never dieted, trier, ex-dieter, occasional dieter. Serious dieters": often a dieter, always dieting.
