Research
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High objective self-awareness moderates the relationship between boredom and unhealthy snacking, making high-self-awareness individuals more susceptible to choosing less healthy, exciting foods when bored.
If you are naturally introspective (high self-awareness), you are more likely to turn to 'exciting' foods (healthy or unhealthy) when bored as a way to escape self-focus. To manage this, identify when you are bored and consciously choose a non-food source of stimulation or an 'exciting' healthy snack (like tomatoes) instead of sweets.
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Study 3 demonstrated that among people high in objective self-awareness, high (vs. low) boredom increased the consumption of less healthy foods and the consumption of more exciting, healthy foods.
Why this rating
Supported by interaction effects in Studies 2 and 3.
Source
Eaten up by boredom: consuming food to escape awareness of the bored self
Andrew B. Moynihan et al. · Frontiers in Psychology · 2015
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