Mukbang is an online eating broadcast where a host (Asian mukbangs generally feature a young and slim female host) consumes a large amount of food while chatting with audiences. Since some dieters watch mukbang to get satiation and control their appetites, the current study is aimed at testing the effect of mukbang on the desire to eat. Two randomized and controlled trails are conducted. The first randomized and controlled trail is conducted online using the Amazon Mturk. Participants (n=286) were randomly assigned to watch one of the following 3 videos: ramen mukbang (n=98), donut mukbang (n=97) and a non-food content video (n=91). The other study is a in person study. Participants (n=234) were randomly assigned to watch one of the following 3 videos: hotpot mukbang (n=79), hotpot cooking show (n=76) and a non-food content video (n=79). The investigators used the self-report survey to test whether the mukbang affects the desire to eat, and participants' satiation and disgust.
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satiation
Timeframe: immediately after the intervention (after watching the video)
disgust
Timeframe: immediately after the intervention (after watching the video)
pre-video desire to eat food
Timeframe: before watching the video. Evaluating the desire to eat was the first step in the study. After reporting this pre-video desire to eat, participants then watched the video.
post-video desire to eat food
Timeframe: immediately after watching the video. After watching the video, participants immediately re-evaluated their desire to eat, which is this post-video desire to eat.