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Examining Essentialistic Beliefs About Food

NCT04704726 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 600

Last updated 2021-01-12

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Summary

This project seeks to test whether people maintain essentialistic beliefs about food (foods as having immutable underlying 'essences' that contribute to the food's attributes and properties). Currently, there are studies on essentialistic beliefs on topics such as: race, genes, and natural objects. However, there is limited research applying the concept of essentialism to food. In addition, in food studies, participants' perception and acceptability of foods were being explored but what remains unknown is whether they have any degree of essentialistic beliefs towards food which influences their perception and acceptability of food.

Therefore, the aim of this study is to gain in-depth knowledge and understanding on whether people maintain essentialistic beliefs about food, and determine whether these beliefs may be associated with attitudes and expectations of foods that vary in their levels of processing.

Conditions

  • Adults

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-14
Primary Completion
2020-12-23
Completion
2020-12-23

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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