Katy Tapper
Biographic Data
| ID | 2552474 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katy Tapper |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katy |
| FAMILY NAME | Tapper |
| SIGNATURE | TAPPER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | City, University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9097-6311 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 55 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 101 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 55 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
How to understand the psychological drivers of household food waste
Helping citizens make lower carbon footprint menu choices
From Screen to Self
The effects of eco and hedonic labelling on hypothetical menu choices
Personalising weight loss strategies with cognitive-behavioural phenotypes
The effect of a mindfulness-based body scan exercise on food intake during TV watching
In some studies mindfulness is associated with reduced food consumption, but the underlying mechanisms are less well researched. One potential mechanism is that mindfulness increases attention toward feelings of fullness. Additionally, experimental research on mindfulness and food intake has primarily been conducted in constrained laboratory settings, where it may be easier for participants to notice their internal bodily signals, as opposed to t…
Keep it brief and make a plan? Investigating whether explanation length and implementation intentions influence adherence to weight management strategies
Effects of mindfulness and mindful eating on food intake and appetite
Is the effect of menu energy labelling on consumer behaviour equitable? A pooled analysis of twelve randomized control experiments
Menu energy labelling has been implemented as a public health policy to promote healthier dietary choices and reduce obesity. However, it is unclear whether the influence energy labelling has on consumer behaviour differs based on individuals’ demographics or characteristics and may therefore produce inequalities in diet. Data were analysed from 12 randomized control trials (N = 8508) evaluating the effect of food and drink energy labelling (vs. …
Adding a personal touch
Science Communication as a Collective Intelligence Endeavor
Effective science communication is challenging when scientific messages are informed by a continually updating evidence base and must often compete against misinformation. We argue that we need a new program of science communication as collective intelligence—a collaborative approach, supported by technology. This would have four key advantages over the typical model where scientists communicate as individuals: scientific messages would be inform…
The effect of priming on food choice
Effects of calorie labelling and contextual factors on hypothetical coffee shop menu choices
This study examined the effects of calorie labelling and two key contextual factors (reflective motivation and habits) on the calorie content of hypothetical coffee-shop menu choices. In one exploratory (n = 70) and one pre-registered (n = 300) laboratory study (Studies 1 and 2 respectively), participants viewed a hypothetical calorie-labelled or non calorie-labelled menuboard and selected their preferred item(s). Coffee shop drinking habits were…
Trait Mindfulness Has A Greater Influence on Food Choice than Food Logo Primes
The effect of visualisation and mindfulness-based decentering on chocolate craving
Are the effects of mindful eating on food consumption influenced by rate of eating
The effect of calorie labelling, motivation and habits on the calorie content of items selected from a coffee shop menu
The effects of mindful eating on food consumption over a half-day period
The effect of mindfulness on rational thinking
The effect of mindfulness on rational thinking
The effects of mindful eating on desire and consumption
The effect of mindful eating on food intake over a three-day period
The effects of a mindfulness-based decentering strategy on chocolate cravings
The effect of mindful eating on subsequent intake of a high calorie snack
The effect of a mindfulness-based decentering strategy on chocolate craving
Exploratory randomised controlled trial of a mindfulness-based weight loss intervention for women
Restraint, disinhibition and food-related processing bias
Estimating everyday portion size using a ‘method of constant stimuli’
Cognitive and behavioral correlates of BMI among male and female undergraduate students
Feeding strategies used by mothers of 3–5-year-old children
Sex differences in levels of physical, verbal, and indirect aggression amongst primary school children and their associations with beliefs about aggression
The present study examined sex differences in levels of physical, verbal, and indirect aggression amongst primary school children and their relationship with instrumental and expressive beliefs about aggression. Levels of aggression were examined using self ratings, peer ratings, and observations. The latter were collected during the mid‐morning and lunchtime breaks using a wireless microphone and hidden video camera. Beliefs about aggression wer…
The effect of mindful eating on subsequent intake of a high calorie snack
The effects of mindful eating on desire and consumption
The effect of a mindfulness-based decentering strategy on chocolate craving
The impact of school fruit tuck shops and school food policies on children’s fruit consumption
AIMS: To estimate the impact of school fruit tuck shops on children's consumption of fruit and sweet and savoury snacks. DESIGN: Cluster randomised effectiveness trial with school as the unit of randomisation. SETTING: 43 primary schools in deprived areas in south Wales and south-west England with a range of school food policies. INTERVENTION: Schools operated fruit tuck shops throughout one academic year. Control schools did not do so. MEASURES:…
Victim and peer group responses to different forms of aggression among primary school children
Both behaviourist and social learning theory emphasise the importance of the consequences of a behaviour on its subsequent frequency of occurrence [e.g., Bandura, 1973, 1977; Skinner, 1953]. Despite this, very little is known about the types of consequences children receive when they aggress towards other children. The present study employed a wireless microphone and hidden camera to record victim and peer responses to primary school children's p…
Studying aggression in school children
This paper describes a wireless microphone and micro‐video camera used successfully by the present authors to study direct, indirect, and relational forms of aggression in schools. Two major advantages of this equipment are identified; first, it avoids some of the potential biases and difficulties associated with the other methods and, second, it allows researchers to record and analyze a large number of significant variables that may otherwise b…
Is the effect of menu energy labelling on consumer behaviour equitable? A pooled analysis of twelve randomized control experiments
Menu energy labelling has been implemented as a public health policy to promote healthier dietary choices and reduce obesity. However, it is unclear whether the influence energy labelling has on consumer behaviour differs based on individuals’ demographics or characteristics and may therefore produce inequalities in diet. Data were analysed from 12 randomized control trials (N = 8508) evaluating the effect of food and drink energy labelling (vs. …
Effects of calorie labelling and contextual factors on hypothetical coffee shop menu choices
This study examined the effects of calorie labelling and two key contextual factors (reflective motivation and habits) on the calorie content of hypothetical coffee-shop menu choices. In one exploratory (n = 70) and one pre-registered (n = 300) laboratory study (Studies 1 and 2 respectively), participants viewed a hypothetical calorie-labelled or non calorie-labelled menuboard and selected their preferred item(s). Coffee shop drinking habits were…
The effects of mindful eating on food consumption over a half-day period
Motivating operations in appetite research
Science Communication as a Collective Intelligence Endeavor
Effective science communication is challenging when scientific messages are informed by a continually updating evidence base and must often compete against misinformation. We argue that we need a new program of science communication as collective intelligence—a collaborative approach, supported by technology. This would have four key advantages over the typical model where scientists communicate as individuals: scientific messages would be inform…
The effect of priming on food choice
The effect of visualisation and mindfulness-based decentering on chocolate craving
Social representations of physical, verbal, and indirect aggression in children
Previous research has suggested that females hold “expressive” social representations of aggression and males hold “instrumental” representations [e.g., Archer and Parker (1994): Aggressive Behavior 20:101–114; Campbell et al. (1992): Aggressive Behavior 18:95–108]. There is also evidence to suggest that an instrumental representation is associated with higher levels of actual aggression [e.g., Archer and Haigh (1996): British Journal of Social P…
Studying aggression in school children
This paper describes a wireless microphone and micro‐video camera used successfully by the present authors to study direct, indirect, and relational forms of aggression in schools. Two major advantages of this equipment are identified; first, it avoids some of the potential biases and difficulties associated with the other methods and, second, it allows researchers to record and analyze a large number of significant variables that may otherwise b…
Effects of a peer modelling and rewards-based intervention to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in children
Sex differences in levels of physical, verbal, and indirect aggression amongst primary school children and their associations with beliefs about aggression
The present study examined sex differences in levels of physical, verbal, and indirect aggression amongst primary school children and their relationship with instrumental and expressive beliefs about aggression. Levels of aggression were examined using self ratings, peer ratings, and observations. The latter were collected during the mid‐morning and lunchtime breaks using a wireless microphone and hidden video camera. Beliefs about aggression wer…
Motivating operations in appetite research
Victim and peer group responses to different forms of aggression among primary school children
Both behaviourist and social learning theory emphasise the importance of the consequences of a behaviour on its subsequent frequency of occurrence [e.g., Bandura, 1973, 1977; Skinner, 1953]. Despite this, very little is known about the types of consequences children receive when they aggress towards other children. The present study employed a wireless microphone and hidden camera to record victim and peer responses to primary school children's p…
Food-related attentional bias and dietary restraint in Britain, Greece and Iran
Free breakfasts in schools
An overview of the methods used for the evaluation is presented, providing an example of the feasibility of conducting robust evaluations of policy initiatives using a randomised trial design with nested process evaluation. Details are provided of response rates and the flow of participants. Reflection is offered on methodological issues encountered at various stages through the course of the study, focusing upon issues associated with conducting…
Associations between deprivation, attitudes towards eating breakfast and breakfast eating behaviours in 9–11-year-olds
Objectives To examine school-level relationships between deprivation and breakfast eating behaviours (breakfast skipping and the healthfulness of foods consumed) in 9–11-year-old schoolchildren and to examine whether attitudes towards eating breakfast mediated these relationships. Design Cross-sectional survey. Setting One hundred and eleven primary schools in Wales. Subjects Year 5 and 6 pupils within the 111 primary schools. Measures were compl…
Feeding strategies used by mothers of 3–5-year-old children
Restraint, disinhibition and food-related processing bias
Estimating everyday portion size using a ‘method of constant stimuli’
Exploratory randomised controlled trial of a mindfulness-based weight loss intervention
The impact of school fruit tuck shops and school food policies on children’s fruit consumption
AIMS: To estimate the impact of school fruit tuck shops on children's consumption of fruit and sweet and savoury snacks. DESIGN: Cluster randomised effectiveness trial with school as the unit of randomisation. SETTING: 43 primary schools in deprived areas in south Wales and south-west England with a range of school food policies. INTERVENTION: Schools operated fruit tuck shops throughout one academic year. Control schools did not do so. MEASURES:…
Cognitive and behavioral correlates of BMI among male and female undergraduate students
Exploratory randomised controlled trial of a mindfulness-based weight loss intervention for women
Feast your eyes
Appraisal theories of emotion predict that the relevance of a stimulus to a person's needs and goals influences attentional allocation. We used a modified visual probe task to examine the influence of hunger and trait reward drive on food-related attentional bias. Both hunger and trait reward drive predicted degree of attentional "disengagement" from food images at short (100 ms), but not long (500, 2,000 ms) stimulus durations. Effects of hunger…
Feeding strategies used by primary school meal staff. An opportunity for repeated taste exposure
Reasons for eating. A diary study
Free healthy breakfasts in primary schools
Objective The present study evaluated the impact of a national school programme of universal free healthy breakfast provision in Wales, UK. Design A cluster randomised controlled trial with repeated cross-sectional design and a 12-month follow-up. Primary outcomes were breakfast skipping, breakfast diet and episodic memory. Secondary outcomes were frequency of eating breakfast at home and at school, breakfast attitudes, rest-of-day diet and class…
Temptation or obligation? Reasons for eating in overweight and obese males and females
Manipulating attentional bias to food cues
Exploratory randomised controlled trial of a mindfulness and implementation intention intervention to target physical activity and BMI
Relationship between meditation experience and attentional bias to chocolate
The effects of two brief mindfulness-based strategies on chocolate consumption
Psychology (50 works) · Medicine (34 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (24 works) · Developmental psychology (18 works) · Mindfulness (18 works) · Social Psychology (18 works) · Clinical Psychology (17 works) · Cognitive psychology (17 works) · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (16 works) · Cognition (14 works)