DEDIPAC and EATMOTIVE

Our completed joint projects in the area of nutrition, which addressed the psychological determinants of nutritional behaviour

[Translate to Englisch:] Logo des Projektes DEDIPAC

Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity; Knowledge Hub to integrate and develop infrastructure for research across Europe, Sub-project University of Konstanz, WP2.1: Determinants of dietary behaviours across the life course

Funding institution:

Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Funding reference number (FKZ):

01EA1375 - Nationally coordinated EU project as part of the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) Healthy Diet, Healthy Life (HDHL)

Duration:

01.02.2014 - 31.01.2017

Project description:

The project created a multidisciplinary European research network (Knowledge Hub, KH):
„DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity“ (DEDIPAC).

The aim of the participating scientists from 46 research centres in 12 European countries was to better understand the determinants of healthy eating and physical activity and to develop a joint framework concept with regard to research methods and the corresponding primary prevention measures. DEDIPAC thus contributes to the ambitious goal of the programme planning initiative to significantly reduce the incidence of diet-related diseases by 2030.

Within the DEDIPAC project, the Psychological Assessment & Health Psychology working group was in charge of work package 2.1 "Determinants of dietary behaviours across the life course", with 24 research consortia from 11 European countries representing a wide range of disciplines such as nutritional science, psychology, epidemiology, sports science, medicine and nursing as well as economics and statistics.

The most important goals of the interdisciplinary research network:

  • Identification of the determinants of healthy eating and exercise behaviour
  • (Further) development and harmonisation of methods and instruments for recording dietary and physical activity behaviour
  • Evaluation of intervention strategies in primary prevention

Key publications produced as part of DEDIPAC (selection):

  • Giese, H., Stok, F. M., & Renner, B. (2017). The role of friendship reciprocity in university freshmen's alcohol consumption. Applied Psychology: Health and Well‐Being, 9(2), 228–241. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12088
  • Holdsworth, M., Nicolaou, M., Langøien, L. J., Osei-Kwasi, H., Chastin, S., Stok, F. M., (…) Stronks, K. (2017). Developing a systems-based framework of the factors influencing dietary and physical activity behaviours in ethnic minority populations living in Europe - A DEDIPAC study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14, 154. doi: 10.1186/s12966-017-0608-6
  • König, L. M., Giese, H., Stok, F. M., & Renner, B. (2017). The social image of food: Associations between popularity and eating behavior. Appetite, 114, 248-258. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2017.03.039
  • Stok, F. M., Mollen, S., Verkooijen, K. T., & Renner, B. (2018). Editorial: Unravelling social norm effects: How and when social norms affect eating behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 738. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00738
  • Stok, M., Renner, B., Allan, J., Boeing, H., Ensenauer, R., Issanchou, S., Kiesswetter, E., Lien, N., Mazzocchi, M., Monsivais, P., Stelmach-Mardas, M., Volkert, D., & Hoffmann, S. (2018). Dietary behavior: An interdisciplinary conceptual analysis and taxonomy. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 1689. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01689
  • Stok, F. M., Hoffmann, S., Volkert, D., Boeing, H., Ensenauer, R., Stelmach-Mardas, M., Kiesswetter, E., Weber, A., Rohm, H., Lien, N., Brug, J., Holdworth, M., & Renner, B. (2017). The DONE framework: Creation, evaluation, and updating of an interdisciplinary, dynamic framework 2.0 of determinants of nutrition and eating. PLoS One, 12(2), e0171077. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171077
  • Stok, F.M., De Vet, E., De Wit, J.B.F., Renner, B., & De Ridder, D.T.D. (2015). Communicating eating-related rules: Suggestions are more effective than restrictions. Appetite, 86, 45-53. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2014.09.010
  • Symmank, C., Mai, R., Hoffmann, S., Stok, F. M., Renner, B.,Lien, N., & Rohm, H. (2017). Predictors of food decision making: A systematic interdisciplinary mapping (SIM) review. Appetite, 110, 25-35. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.11.023
[Translate to Englisch:] Logo des Projektes EATMOTIVE

“EATMOTIVE”: Why we eat what we eat: Motives, social context, and economic impact

Funding institution:

Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Funding reference number (FKZ):

01EA1326

Duration:

01.10.2010 – 31.07.2014

Objectives of the project:

The general aim of the interdisciplinary research project "EATMOTIVE" was to investigate the interplay of central facets of incentive motivation for "normal eating behaviour" and food choices in important areas of life and to carry out an economic evaluation of public health programmes.
The interdisciplinary EATMOTIVE project enabled an innovative and refined view of the interplay of the most important facets of the incentive motivation for "normal eating". By gaining new insights into the regulation of normal eating and physical activity, a fundamental contribution was made to the prevention of important risk factors (e.g. obesity) and diseases (e.g. cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes) at an individual, organisational and societal level. In addition, a better understanding of the underlying push and pull factors of normal diet and physical activity holds great potential to be included in health promotion programmes (e.g. by health insurers, communities, workplaces) that enable inoculation against unhealthy push factors. The more specific targeting of short- and medium-term measures to reduce health risk factors has the potential to reduce treatment costs in the long term.

Key publications produced as part of EATMOTIVE (selection):

  • Renner, B., Sproesser, G., Klusmann, V., & Schupp, H. (2012). Die Konstanzer Life-Studie. Adipositas, 6, 123-124.
  • Renner, B., Sproesser, G., Strohbach, S., & Schupp, H. (2012). Why we eat what we eat: The Eating Motivation Survey (TEMS). Appetite, 59, 117-128. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.04.004
  • Sproesser, G., Schupp, H., & Renner, B. (2014). The bright side of stress induced eating: Eating more when stressed but less when pleased. Psychological Science. 25(1), 58-65. doi:10.1177/0956797613494849
  • Sproesser, G., Strohbach, S., Schupp, H., & Renner, B. (2011). Candy or apple? How self-control resources and motives impact dietary healthiness in women. Appetite, 56, 784-787. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.01.028