Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date
Spring 2021
Academic Department
Occupational Therapy
Faculty Advisor(s)
Dr. Kerri Hample
Abstract
College is a time where students are required to nourish themselves independently. Weight loss and weight maintenance can be difficult for many, as students are more likely to turn to external methods to lose weight, which are not successful and sustainable long term. Students may be more likely to turn to external mechanisms to lose weight because the have poor interoception awareness, which is the ability to make meaning and sense of hunger and fullness cues. This study aims to discover if interoception awareness is a requirement for intuitive eating, which is an eating approach that uses the body as a guide to make food choices.
Recommended Citation
Glaspey, Meghan, "Interoception Awareness and Intuitive Eating" (2021). Occupational Therapy: Student Scholarship & Creative Works. 29.
https://jayscholar.etown.edu/otstu/29
Notes
Honors Senior Thesis; OT 494 Undergraduate Research Scholarship; Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD)