Stress as a moderator of perceived difficulty of healthy cooking on healthy at-home cooking and eating-related subjective wellbeing

15.08.2024, Abschlussarbeiten, Bachelor- und Masterarbeiten

Are you interested in health and food research? The Chair of Sport and Health Management offers students the possibility for interdisciplinary research (i.e., write a bachelor or master thesis). The topic is: "Stress as a moderator of perceived difficulty of healthy cooking on healthy at-home cooking and eating-related subjective wellbeing".

The thesis focuses on the perceived difficulty of healthy cooking and cooking behavior. When under stress, people tend to engage in simpler cooking tasks and consume a poorer diet. This prediction arises from the lay theory that cooking healthily is a complicated task requiring more effort to maintain one's health. The perceived difficulty of healthy cooking may affect one's decision to cook a healthy meal when stressed. Therefore, this research aims to build a deeper understanding of the lay theory that "healthy cooking = difficult." Implications for food marketing, individual and family health promotion as well as public policy making can be drawn upon the findings of the thesis.

Chair of Sport and Health Management
Prof. Dr. Jörg Königstorfer
Uptown Munich Campus D
Georg-Brauchle-Ring 60/62
80992 München

Kontakt: jennifer.yang@tum.de