Psycho-informatic approaches to explore social effects of eating environment on food consumption and interpersonal communication

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K00888
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Eating habits
• Research Institution: Nihon University (2016-2017); Tokyo Denki University (2015)
• Principal Investigator: KIMURA Atsushi 日本大学, 危機管理学部, 准教授 (90462530)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 井上 智雄 筑波大学, 図書館情報メディア系, 教授 (40307666)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MUKAWA Naoki 東京電機大学, システムデザイン工学部, 教授 (20366397)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 食行動 / コミュニケーション / 食品摂取 / 食卓環境

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study explored effects of eating environment on food consumption and interpersonal communication by collaborative approach between psychology and information science. We found the accessibility to tableware is a potential factor relating both food consumption and interpersonal communication during eating. For instance we found the accessibility to containers affected not only the amount of food and water intakes but also the qualities of dyadic conversation between college students. We also found the accessibility to tableware affected food choice among elderly people with dementia. We reported these findings in academic papers and conference presentations.

Free Research Field

社会心理学