Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 448-451, September 2006

The Effect of Television Viewing on Adolescents’ Snacking: Individual Differences Explained by External, Restrained and Emotional Eating

  • Harriëtte M. Snoek, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Ms. Harriëtte Snoek, Institute of Family and Child Care Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9104, 6700 HE Nijmegen, Netherlands.
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  • Tatjana van Strien, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Psychology, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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  • Jan M.A.M. Janssens, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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  • Rutger C.M.E. Engels, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Received 21 April 2005; accepted 16 December 2005. published online 30 June 2006.

Abstract 

In a nationwide sample of 10,087 Dutch adolescents aged 11–16 years (M = 13.0, SD = .8), on average, 25% of the respondents watched more than three hours of television per day. Lowest levels of television viewing (TVV) were found in Dutch adolescents as compared to other ethnic groups, and in higher compared to lower educational levels. Snacking was negatively associated with physical activity and positively associated with TVV. For both boys and girls, the positive association between TVV and snacking was stronger in adolescents who scored high on external and (only for boys) emotional eating, whereas restrained eating attenuated this association.

Keywords:  Television , Adolescent , Overeating , Snacking , External eating , Restrained eating , Emotional eating

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PII: S1054-139X(05)00569-0

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.12.020

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 448-451, September 2006

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