Does time scarcity amplify high-calorie food preferences in adolescents? The role of analytical thinking and awe

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◆ 논문 초록 (Abstract)

Although extensive research has demonstrated that time scarcity perception significantly affects behavioral decision-making, its influence on adolescents’ high-calorie food choices remains underexplored. Inspired by theoretical frameworks concerning function of scarcity, analytical thinking, and awe, the present study aimed to examine the causal effect of time scarcity perception on adolescents’ high-calorie food choice, to examine the mediating role of analytical thinking in this behavioral pattern, and to examine the potential moderating effect of awe emotion on both the primary relationship and the mediating pathway. Four experiments were conducted with adolescents as participants. The results showed that: (1) time scarcity perceptions significantly increased the selection of high-calorie foods‌; (2) time scarcity perceptions were ‌negatively correlated with‌ analytical thinking; (3) analytical thinking was ‌negatively correlated with‌ high-calorie food choice; (4) analytical thinking ‌significantly mediated‌ the impact of time scarcity perceptions on high-calorie food choice; (5) The mediating effect of analytical thinking was moderated by awe, with this mediation becoming statistically non-significant under conditions of heightened awe. These findings suggest that the adverse effects of time scarcity perceptions on both analytical thinking and high-calorie food choices are attenuated with elevated levels of awe. Overall, the present study advances understanding of temporal determinants in high-calorie food choice, and expands the theoretical boundaries of scarcity theory through the identification of a novel cognitive-emotional mechanism underlying eating behaviors.

◆ 원문 정보
저자: Chen H, Zhou W, Guan J, Sun J, Chu X
저널: Appetite
연도: 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2026.108558

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