When the data was received, the food choices were coded to fit a likert scale from 1 to 5. The daily stress questionnaire was scored, with questions 2 and 3 being reversed scored as they were positive questions. The highest score possible was a 16, and those that fell in the 8 to 16 range were classified as high chronic stress, while those ranging from 1 – 7 were low chronic stress. All data received was laid out in excel and then transferred into statview.
Results We analyzed the food choices made by the participants receiving the acute stress using a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA; Table 1). The results showed no significant main effect of acute stress on food choice, F (1,29)=1.331, p=. 2580. We also looked at chronic stress and found there also was no significant main effect of chronic stress on food choice, F(1,29)=.019, p=.8899. Lastly, there was no significant interaction between acute and chronic stress on food choice, F(1,29)=.002, p=.9627 (Figure 1).
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