The effects of acute social ostracism on subsequent snacking behavior and future body mass index in children.
Aimee E PinkReena TeoBob ChuaFabian KongRanjani NadarajanJia Ying PeiCharmaine H Y TanJia Ying TohYap-Seng ChongKok Hian TanFabian Kok Peng YapMichael J MeaneyBirit F P BroekmanBobby K CheonPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2024)
This prospective study suggests that a pattern of greater snack intake in response to heightened vulnerability to the effects of ostracism may contribute to increases in child BMI scores.