A “Forbidden Fruit Effect”: An Eye-Tracking Study on Children’s Visual Attention to Food Marketing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Method
2.1. Design
2.2. Stimuli
2.3. Measures
2.4. Randomization and Manipulation Checks
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Limitations and Further Research
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Main & Interaction Effects | Dwell Time | Pupil Dilation | ||||||
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df | F | ηp2 | p | df | F | ηp2 | p | |
Food Type | 1.00 | 0.12 | 0.002 | 0.728 | 1.00 | 1.57 | 0.000 | 0.890 |
Food Type × BMI | 3.00 | 0.13 | 0.002 | 0.730 | 3.00 | 108.52 | 0.006 | 0.534 |
Food Type × Candy Prohibition at Home | 3.00 | 0.19 | 0.013 | 0.358 | 1.00 | 5.53 | 0.080 | 0.022 |
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Binder A, Naderer B, Matthes J. A “Forbidden Fruit Effect”: An Eye-Tracking Study on Children’s Visual Attention to Food Marketing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(6):1859. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061859
Chicago/Turabian StyleBinder, Alice, Brigitte Naderer, and Jörg Matthes. 2020. "A “Forbidden Fruit Effect”: An Eye-Tracking Study on Children’s Visual Attention to Food Marketing" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 6: 1859. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061859