News Finding: It seems to lead people to think, 'Everything else is out of control, so why shouldn't I be?'"
Paper Finding: In the context of the chaotic environment combined with an out-of-control mindset, increased cookie consumption might have been the result of depleted selfregulatory strength from managing one's emotions under such conditions.
News Context: In total they ate 65 more calories more in 10 minutes time. It seems to lead people to think, 'Everything else is out of control, so why shouldn't I be?'" "I suspect the same would hold with males," he adds.
Paper Context: Because sweet foods are generally seen as being "forbidden" foods , some degree of effort was perhaps needed to resist eating too many cookies. In the context of the chaotic environment combined with an out-of-control mindset, increased cookie consumption might have been the result of depleted selfregulatory strength from managing one's emotions under such conditions. Of course, future research is needed to directly test this hypothesis.