Temperament profiles are associated with dietary behavior from childhood to adulthood

In this 2017 study, the relationship between personality (using the 5 traits: neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, conscientiousness, and agreeableness) and plant-food consumption was investigated among 1073 young adults aged 17-25. An internet daily diary (21/13 days) allowed the researchers to assess the participants’ daily intake of fruits, vegetables, and two unhealthy foods (for comparison […]

In this 2020 study, 192 children (aged 8-12 years) completed a self-report measure of internalizing symptoms and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) prompts of affect and food intake for eight days (excluding school time), before researchers examined the relationship between their affective responses to sweet foods and drinks, and internalizing symptoms. Sweet food intake was associated […]