Catherine A Forestell
Biographic Data
| ID | 5504305 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine A Forestell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine A |
| FAMILY NAME | Forestell |
| SIGNATURE | FORESTELL C A |
| AFFILIATIONS | William & Mary |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4345-9036 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Factors associated with caregivers’ decisions about when to introduce meat to their infants and toddlers
The 1st Foods Study identified factors associated with caregivers' decisions about when to introduce meat, specifically beef, a food rich in iron and zinc, to their children. Caregivers of 6-24-month-old children across the U.S. completed a survey on dietary habits, attitudes, and complementary food introduction, with a focus on the timing of meat introduction and the factors that influenced it. On average, caregivers introduced meat at ∼9 months…
Recent Increases in Vegetarianism may be Limited to Women
The present study examined changes in the rates of vegetarianism among a sample of young American adults. Over 15 years, students at an American university ( N = 12,704) described their dietary habits. Multilevel modeling analyses (participants nested within semesters) found that overall, the percentage of vegetarians increased over time, whereas the percentage of omnivores decreased over time; however, these changes occurred only for women. The …
The effectiveness of animal welfare-, environmental-, and health-focused video appeals on implicit and explicit wanting of meat and intentions to reduce meat consumption
The production of meat and its consumption are associated with negative consequences for the environment, the animals raised and slaughtered for food, and the health of those who consume animal-based foods. We investigated whether video appeals that addressed these topics affected participants' wanting of meat and intentions to reduce meat relative to a control video. Results indicated only the environmental video led to increased intentions to r…
Differences among vegans, non-vegan vegetarians, pescatarians, and omnivores in perceived social disapproval and approval as a function of diet and source of treatment
1322), we found that differences in perceptions of negative treatment by strangers among vegans, vegetarians, and pescatarians were larger than differences in perceptions of treatment by friends and family members
Meet your meat
The effect of parental food neophobia on children's fruit and vegetable consumption
Dietary similarity of friends and lovers
In a series of studies conducted in the USA and Poland, we found that vegetarianism can serve as a basis for the formation of personal relationships. Consistent with research on the similarity-attraction effect, we found that vegetarians were more likely than omnivores to have friends and lovers who were vegetarians. In study 1, vegetarians reported that their diets were a more important part of their identities than omnivores did. In studies 2, …
Role of food neophobia and early exposure in children's implicit attentional bias to fruits and vegetables
Mindfulness, mood, and food
Mindfulness, depression, and emotional eating
Where the Rubber Meats the Road
Previous research has found that omnivores are more hierarchical and more authoritarian than vegetarians. To examine if such differences extend to political behavior a sample of American undergraduates (N = 1211) described their diets, endorsement of social policies, political orientation, and voting behavior. Consistent with previous research, we found that compared to vegetarians and semi-vegetarians, omnivores favored conservative policies mor…
The effect of appearance-related media on implicit cognitive responses to food
Relationships between vegetarian dietary habits and daily well-being
The goal of the present study was to examine differences in the daily experiences of vegetarians and non-vegetarians. At the end of each day for two weeks, a convenience sample of American undergraduates described how they felt and how they thought about themselves that day, and they described the events that occurred to them that day. Multilevel modeling analyses (days nested within persons) found that vegetarians (individuals who avoided all me…
Vegetarianism, depression, and the five factor model of personality
This study investigated whether vegetarians and omnivores differ in their personality characteristics. We measured the five factor model of personality and depressive symptoms in vegetarians, who avoided meat and fish (n = 276); semi-vegetarians, who ate some meat and/or fish (n = 1191); and omnivores (n = 4955). Although vegetarians and semi-vegetarians were more open to new experiences, they were more neurotic and depressed than omnivores. Neit…
An Examination of Care Practices of Pregnant Women Incarcerated in Jail Facilities in the United States
Manipulating entitativity affects implicit behavioral and neural attentional biases toward gay couples
This study investigated whether attentional bias toward homosexual couples differs as a function of the manipulation of perceived entitativity, the degree to which group members are perceived to share common values and pursue common goals. Across two experiments, heterosexual college students were randomly assigned to read statements that suggested that homosexual and heterosexual couples were either high or low in entitativity. Following this ta…
The effect of brand and caloric information on flavor perception and food consumption in restrained and unrestrained eaters
Induced disgust affects implicit and explicit responses toward gay men and lesbians
In the current study, disgust was induced using a carefully controlled odor manipulation to observe its effect on participants' implicit and explicit responses to homosexuals. Participants were presented with a vial containing an odor that was described as “body odor” (n = 47) that induced a high level of disgust, or “parmesan cheese” (n = 43) that induced a moderate level of disgust, or an odor‐free vial (n = 53). Subsequently, participants view…
More than just a pretty face. The relationship between infant’s temperament, food acceptance, and mothers’ perceptions of their enjoyment of food
To eat or not to eat red meat. A closer look at the relationship between restrained eating and vegetarianism in college females
Attentional biases to foods
Strategies for increasing children's knowledge and liking of healthful foods
Solid food intake regulation in infants
Eating behavior and lifestyle characteristics within a sample of vegetarian and non-vegetarian university students
Flavor preference conditioning in children and young adults
To eat or not to eat red meat. A closer look at the relationship between restrained eating and vegetarianism in college females
Attentional biases to foods
More than just a pretty face. The relationship between infant’s temperament, food acceptance, and mothers’ perceptions of their enjoyment of food
Mindfulness, mood, and food
Mindfulness, depression, and emotional eating
Induced disgust affects implicit and explicit responses toward gay men and lesbians
In the current study, disgust was induced using a carefully controlled odor manipulation to observe its effect on participants' implicit and explicit responses to homosexuals. Participants were presented with a vial containing an odor that was described as “body odor” (n = 47) that induced a high level of disgust, or “parmesan cheese” (n = 43) that induced a moderate level of disgust, or an odor‐free vial (n = 53). Subsequently, participants view…
Meet your meat
The effect of parental food neophobia on children's fruit and vegetable consumption
The effect of brand and caloric information on flavor perception and food consumption in restrained and unrestrained eaters
Role of food neophobia and early exposure in children's implicit attentional bias to fruits and vegetables
Eating behavior and lifestyle characteristics within a sample of vegetarian and non-vegetarian university students
Flavor preference conditioning in children and young adults
Strategies for increasing children's knowledge and liking of healthful foods
Solid food intake regulation in infants
More than just a pretty face. The relationship between infant’s temperament, food acceptance, and mothers’ perceptions of their enjoyment of food
To eat or not to eat red meat. A closer look at the relationship between restrained eating and vegetarianism in college females
Attentional biases to foods
Induced disgust affects implicit and explicit responses toward gay men and lesbians
In the current study, disgust was induced using a carefully controlled odor manipulation to observe its effect on participants' implicit and explicit responses to homosexuals. Participants were presented with a vial containing an odor that was described as “body odor” (n = 47) that induced a high level of disgust, or “parmesan cheese” (n = 43) that induced a moderate level of disgust, or an odor‐free vial (n = 53). Subsequently, participants view…
The effect of brand and caloric information on flavor perception and food consumption in restrained and unrestrained eaters
An Examination of Care Practices of Pregnant Women Incarcerated in Jail Facilities in the United States
Manipulating entitativity affects implicit behavioral and neural attentional biases toward gay couples
This study investigated whether attentional bias toward homosexual couples differs as a function of the manipulation of perceived entitativity, the degree to which group members are perceived to share common values and pursue common goals. Across two experiments, heterosexual college students were randomly assigned to read statements that suggested that homosexual and heterosexual couples were either high or low in entitativity. Following this ta…
Relationships between vegetarian dietary habits and daily well-being
The goal of the present study was to examine differences in the daily experiences of vegetarians and non-vegetarians. At the end of each day for two weeks, a convenience sample of American undergraduates described how they felt and how they thought about themselves that day, and they described the events that occurred to them that day. Multilevel modeling analyses (days nested within persons) found that vegetarians (individuals who avoided all me…
Vegetarianism, depression, and the five factor model of personality
This study investigated whether vegetarians and omnivores differ in their personality characteristics. We measured the five factor model of personality and depressive symptoms in vegetarians, who avoided meat and fish (n = 276); semi-vegetarians, who ate some meat and/or fish (n = 1191); and omnivores (n = 4955). Although vegetarians and semi-vegetarians were more open to new experiences, they were more neurotic and depressed than omnivores. Neit…
Where the Rubber Meats the Road
Previous research has found that omnivores are more hierarchical and more authoritarian than vegetarians. To examine if such differences extend to political behavior a sample of American undergraduates (N = 1211) described their diets, endorsement of social policies, political orientation, and voting behavior. Consistent with previous research, we found that compared to vegetarians and semi-vegetarians, omnivores favored conservative policies mor…
The effect of appearance-related media on implicit cognitive responses to food
Dietary similarity of friends and lovers
In a series of studies conducted in the USA and Poland, we found that vegetarianism can serve as a basis for the formation of personal relationships. Consistent with research on the similarity-attraction effect, we found that vegetarians were more likely than omnivores to have friends and lovers who were vegetarians. In study 1, vegetarians reported that their diets were a more important part of their identities than omnivores did. In studies 2, …
Role of food neophobia and early exposure in children's implicit attentional bias to fruits and vegetables
Mindfulness, mood, and food
Mindfulness, depression, and emotional eating
Meet your meat
The effect of parental food neophobia on children's fruit and vegetable consumption
The effectiveness of animal welfare-, environmental-, and health-focused video appeals on implicit and explicit wanting of meat and intentions to reduce meat consumption
The production of meat and its consumption are associated with negative consequences for the environment, the animals raised and slaughtered for food, and the health of those who consume animal-based foods. We investigated whether video appeals that addressed these topics affected participants' wanting of meat and intentions to reduce meat relative to a control video. Results indicated only the environmental video led to increased intentions to r…
Differences among vegans, non-vegan vegetarians, pescatarians, and omnivores in perceived social disapproval and approval as a function of diet and source of treatment
1322), we found that differences in perceptions of negative treatment by strangers among vegans, vegetarians, and pescatarians were larger than differences in perceptions of treatment by friends and family members
Recent Increases in Vegetarianism may be Limited to Women
The present study examined changes in the rates of vegetarianism among a sample of young American adults. Over 15 years, students at an American university ( N = 12,704) described their dietary habits. Multilevel modeling analyses (participants nested within semesters) found that overall, the percentage of vegetarians increased over time, whereas the percentage of omnivores decreased over time; however, these changes occurred only for women. The …
Factors associated with caregivers’ decisions about when to introduce meat to their infants and toddlers
The 1st Foods Study identified factors associated with caregivers' decisions about when to introduce meat, specifically beef, a food rich in iron and zinc, to their children. Caregivers of 6-24-month-old children across the U.S. completed a survey on dietary habits, attitudes, and complementary food introduction, with a focus on the timing of meat introduction and the factors that influenced it. On average, caregivers introduced meat at ∼9 months…
Psychology (24 works) · Developmental psychology (14 works) · Medicine (14 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (9 works) · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (8 works) · Biology (8 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (7 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Food Science (6 works)