Experimental Data on Affect and Food Consumption in Hedonic vs. Less Hedonic Contexts

Experimental data from a preliminary test and two lab studies investigates the influence of incidental affect on food intake. The research by Nitika Garg of UNSW Sydney shows people eat more hedonic foods when sad and more less hedonic foods when happy, with nutritional information moderating the effect. The dataset likely contains measurements of food consumption under different affective states and product types.

Use Cases

• Train models to predict consumption behavior based on affective states and product type.
• Analyze the moderating effect of nutritional information on emotional eating patterns.
• Study differences in consumption between hedonic (e.g., popcorn) and less hedonic (e.g., raisins) food products.

Strengths

• Data is derived from controlled lab studies, which suggests experimental rigor.
• The research framework integrates mood management and mood evaluation theories.
• Examines a specific relationship (affect on consumption) not previously extended from purchase behavior.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Nitika Garg, UNSW Sydney

Collection Method

Data collected from a preliminary test and two laboratory experiments.