Social Influences on Adolescents' Snack Purchases

University at Buffalo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Food Consumption; Social Influences

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00875472

DB#2306

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of peer influences on snack purchases in adolescents. During the session teens will be given a certain amount of money to use to purchase foods and beverages in a hypothetical convenience store setting.

The investigators hypothesize that overweight youth will be less responsive to own-price elasticity for high calorie foods and less likely to show cross price elasticity for low calorie foods when the price of the high calorie for nutrient foods increases. The investigators also predict that overweight youth will show more cross price elasticity for low calorie foods when in the presence of peers; whereas lean youth's food purchases and price sensitivity will not be affected by the presence of peers.

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Boys and girls ages 12-14
• Youth must have at least a moderate liking of study foods used
• Youth must be at or above the 15th BMI percentile

Exclusion criteria

• Youth should have no dietary restrictions
• Youth should have no food allergies
• Youth should have no medical conditions that alter the body's ability to absorb nutrients or that can otherwise influence the participants' response to food