A taste of (dis)trust: do social cynicism and gratitude predict and reciprocate addiction-like eating?

Key Points

• The research aims to explore how social cynicism and gratitude are linked to addiction-like eating behaviors.
• Analyzed relationships between social cynicism, gratitude, and addiction-like eating patterns.
• Identified potential intervention strategies focused on gratitude.
• Assessed the bidirectional nature of these relationships.
• Found a direct link between lower gratitude and higher social cynicism with increased addiction-like eating.
• Suggests that enhancing gratitude may reduce addiction-like eating risks.
• Proposes gratitude-centered interventions as a complementary approach to traditional methods.