Love on the Plate: The Impact of Gender and the Length of Marriage on Spousal Food Portion Sizes

Anna Undarwati; Siti Nuzulia; Pradipta Christy Pratiwi; Nur Farhana Ardillah Aftar; Binta Mu’tiya Rizky; Nadine Salsabila Anandita

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Love on the Plate: The Impact of Gender and the Length of Marriage on Spousal Food Portion Sizes

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Anna Undarwati¹^{, *}, Siti Nuzulia¹, Pradipta Christy Pratiwi¹, Nur Farhana Ardillah Aftar², Binta Mu’tiya Rizky¹, Nadine Salsabila Anandita¹

¹Psychology Study Program, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia

²Child and Family Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

^*Corresponding author. Email: anna.undarwati@mail.unnes.ac.id

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Anna Undarwati

Available Online 13 February 2025.

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Keywords: food portion choices; marital duration; gender influence
Abstract: Eating behaviours, particularly food portions in marital contexts, have been understudied despite the fact that excessive eating behaviour increases the risk of various health issues. This study aims to explore how gender and the length of marriage influence individuals’ decisions regarding food portions for their spouse. A quasi-experimental design involving 104 participants (male and female, married, and no food allergies), food portions were measured using the Fake Food Buffet (FFB). The study found a significant negative effect of length of marriage on food portions given to spouses, but no significant effect of gender or interaction between gender and length of marriage. Future research could consider measuring food preferences to provide a more comprehensive understanding of eating behaviour in a marital context.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities 2024 (IJCAH 2024)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 13 February 2025
ISBN: 978-2-38476-317-7
ISSN: 2352-5398
DOI: 10.2991/978-2-38476-317-7_148 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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