Table 2.
Moderator effects of personality on the relationship between liking and intake of spicy foods. Main effects of spicy foods (spicy meal, spicy Asian foods, or spicy and or BBQ spare ribs), and personality (AISS, SP, or SR), are reported for each model as well as interaction effects of spicy food and personality. AISS is Sensation Seeking, SP is Sensitivity to Punishment, and SR is Sensitivity to Reward. Standardized regression coefficients are reported. Significant main effects of personality or liking of spicy foods and significant interaction effects are highlighted.
| FULL COHORT (N=246) | Intake | Intake | Intake | ||
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| Spicy Meal | 0.52 | Spicy Asian Foods | 0.59 | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs | 0.45 |
| AISS | 0.11 | AISS | 0.15 | AISS | 0.29 |
| Spicy Meal × AISS | -0.1 | Spicy Asian Foods × AISS | -0.17 | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs × AISS | -0.25 |
| Model (3,198) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.22*** | Model (3,196) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.21*** | Model (3,188) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.12*** |
| Spicy Meal | 0.21 | Spicy Asian Foods | 0.34* | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs | 0.1 |
| SP | -0.07 | SP | -0.04 | SP | -0.1 |
| Spicy Meal × SP | 0.30* | Spicy Asian Foods × SP | 0.14 | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs × SP | 0.18 |
| Model (3,198) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.22*** | Model (3,196) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.20*** | Model (3,188) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.05** |
| Spicy Meal | 0.58** | Spicy Asian Foods | 0.53** | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs | 0.16 |
| SR | 0.24** | SR | 0.23* | SR | 0.21* |
| Spicy Meal × SR | -0.17 | Spicy Asian Foods × SR | -0.13 | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs × SR | 0.07 |
| Model (3,198) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.24*** | Model (3,196) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.24*** | Model (3,188) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.10*** |
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| MEN (N=99) | Intake | Intake | Intake | ||
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| Spicy Meal | 0.86 | Spicy Asian Foods | 0.43 | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs | -0.36 |
| AISS | 0.26 | AISS | 0.31 | AISS | 0.19 |
| Spicy Meal × AISS | -0.59 | Spicy Asian Foods × AISS | -0.26 | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs × AISS | 0.47 |
| Model (3,77) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.13** | Model (3,77) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.07* | Model (3,75) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.05 |
| Spicy Meal | 0.06 | Spicy Asian Foods | 0.26 | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs | -0.06 |
| SP | -0.29 | SP | -0.08 | SP | -0.24 |
| Spicy Meal × SP | 0.39 | Spicy Asian Foods × SP | -0.07 | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs × SP | 0.25 |
| Model (3,77) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.14** | Model (3,77) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.02 | Model (3,75) Adj. R-Sq. | -0.01 |
| Spicy Meal | 0.79* | Spicy Asian Foods | 0.63 | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs | 0.14 |
| SR | 0.38** | SR | 0.52* | SR | 0.32 |
| Spicy Meal × SR | -0.54 | Spicy Asian Foods × SR | -0.53 | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs × S | -0.06 |
| Model (3,77) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.18** | Model (3,77) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.11** | Model (3,75) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.07* |
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| WOMEN (N=147) | Intake | Intake | Intake | ||
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| Spicy Meal | 0.29 | Spicy Asian Foods | 0.49 | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs | 0.74 |
| AISS | 0.01 | AISS | -0.01 | AISS | 0.28** |
| Spicy Meal × AISS | 0.21 | Spicy Asian Foods × AISS | 0.08 | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs × AISS | -0.48 |
| Model (3,120) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.24*** | Model (3,118) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.31*** | Model (3,112) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.12** |
| Spicy Meal | 0.19 | Spicy Asian Foods | 0.3 | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs | 0.1 |
| SP | 0.05 | SP | 0.03 | SP | -0.03 |
| Spicy Meal × SP | 0.37* | Spicy Asian Foods × SP | 0.31 | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs × SP | 0.22 |
| Model (3,120) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.28*** | Model (3,118) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.34*** | Model (3,112) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.07* |
| Spicy Meal | 0.41 | Spicy Asian Foods | 0.47* | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs | 0.17 |
| SR | 0.14 | SR | 0.094 | SR | 0.13 |
| Spicy Meal × SR | 0.09 | Spicy Asian Foods × SR | Spicy/BBQ Spare Ribs × SR | 0.13 | |
| Model (3,120) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.26*** | Model (3,118) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.32*** | Model (3,112) Adj. R-Sq. | 0.09** |
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p<0.05
**
p<0.01
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p<0.001