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Social Influences on Adolescents' Snack Purchases

NCT00875472 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2009-04-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Social Influences
  • Food Consumption

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University at Buffalo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sarah J Salvy, Ph.D. · University at Buffalo

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-06-30
Primary Completion
2008-12-31
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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