Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institute Brain and Behavior Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institute Brain and Behavior Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Appetite. 2021 Jul 1;162:105177. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105177. Epub 2021 Mar 3.
People vary in their willingness to try new foods. This variation, which is most frequently measured using the Food Neophobia Scale (FNS; Pliner & Hobden, 1992), has been interpreted as unidimensional. In four studies (N's = 210, 306, 160, and 161), we 1) demonstrate that food neophobia varies across meat and plant dimensions, 2) explore the validity of a measure of meat and plant neophobia, and 3) test whether these food neophobia dimensions predict decisions to eat a novel food item (i.e., a snack bar that contains insects). Mixed-effects model across the four studies indicated that the two dimensions differentially relate to a number of variables, including disgust sensitivity, animal empathy, and masculinity. Women scored higher on meat neophobia than men, but the sexes did not differ on plant neophobia. Only meat neophobia uniquely predicted eating a novel insect-based snack bar. Overall, these results extend knowledge regarding orientations toward novel foods.
人们对尝试新食物的意愿各不相同。这种差异通常通过食物恐惧新度量表（Food Neophobia Scale，FNS；Pliner & Hobden，1992）来衡量，被解释为具有单一维度。在四项研究中（N=210、306、160 和 161），我们 1）证明了食物恐惧新度在肉类和植物维度上存在差异，2）探讨了一种测量肉类和植物恐惧新度的有效性，3）检验了这些食物恐惧新度维度是否可以预测对一种新食物（即含有昆虫的零食棒）的食用决策。四项研究的混合效应模型表明，这两个维度与许多变量（包括厌恶敏感性、动物同理心和男性气质）存在差异关系。女性在肉类恐惧新度上的得分高于男性，但在植物恐惧新度上没有性别差异。只有肉类恐惧新度可以独特地预测食用一种新颖的昆虫基零食棒。总的来说，这些结果扩展了对新型食物的取向的知识。
