The evidence for social and environmental factors that contribute to obesity are often
underappreciated. Obesity prevalence is significantly associated with sex, racial ethnic …

Background The concept of a financial scarcity mindset has raised much attention as an
explanation for poor decision-making and dysfunctional behavior. It has been suggested …

Integrative explanations of why obesity is more prevalent in some sectors of the human
population than others are lacking. Here, we outline and evaluate one candidate …

Objective Lower socioeconomic status is robustly associated with obesity; however, the
underpinning psychological mechanisms remain unclear. The current study sought to …

Not having enough of what one needs has long been shown to have detrimental
consequences for decision making. Recent work suggests that the experience of insufficient …

This paper aims to take a holistic approach to studying fear of crime by testing predictors at
multiple levels of analyses. Data from the European Social Survey (N= 56,752 from 29 …

There is mounting concern over the potential harms associated with ultra-processed foods,
including poor mental health and antisocial behavior. Cutting-edge research provides an …

A negative association between socioeconomic status (SES) and levels of
overweight/obesity is consistently found in high-and middle-income countries. Yet, there is …

Eating behaviors, including unhealthy snacking or excessive snacking leading to excess
calorie consumption, may contribute to obesity among adolescents. Socioeconomic status …

Socioeconomic status has been related to poorer eating behaviors, potentially due to
feelings of lower status relative to peers. Despite experimental evidence that temporarily …