Romantic relationships and eating regulation: an investigation of partners' attempts to control each others' eating behaviors.

Full Abstract

The current study examines eating regulation in the context of romantic relationships. One hundred and four heterosexual couples provided information about their weight, satisfaction with their partners' bodies, weight concerns, healthy dieting behaviors, and attempts to regulate their partners' eating behaviors. Results indicated that women were more likely to monitor their partners' eating behaviors than were men. Both men and women who attempted to regulate their partners' eating behaviors tended to have relatively heavy partners and tended to be dissatisfied with their partners' bodies. However, only women's attempts to regulate men's eating behaviors were associated with men's weight concerns and healthy dieting behaviors.

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Author information

Author/s: Markey, Charlotte N (CN); Gomel, Jessica N (JN); Markey, Patrick M (PM);

Affiliation: Rutgers University, USA. chmarkey@camden.rutgers.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of health psychology (J Health Psychol), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Apr; vol 13 (issue 3) : pp 422-32

Dates: Created 2008/04/18; Completed 2008/08/14;

PMID: 18420775, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Interpersonal Relations
Male
Obesity - prevention & control; psychology
Persuasive Communication
Questionnaires
Risk Reduction Behavior

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