Effects of chewing gum on the stress and work of university students

Smith, Andrew Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8805-8028 and Woods, Martin Luxhoj 2012. Effects of chewing gum on the stress and work of university students. Appetite 58 (3) , pp. 1037-1040. 10.1016/j.appet.2012.02.054

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Abstract

Recent research has indicated that chewing gum can relieve perceptions of stress in an occupational sample (Smith, 2009). In the present study, 72 students completed 2 weeks of either chewing gum or refraining from chewing gum. They completed scales measuring perceived stress, anxiety, depression, and single item measures of work levels and tiredness. These were completed both pre- and post-treatment. Perceived stress decreased as a function of the amount of gum chewed. The chewing gum condition was also associated with a decrease in not getting enough academic work done. There were no significant effects of chewing gum on mental health outcomes. These results confirm some of findings from previous studies of chewing gum and stress in other samples.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education T Technology > TX Home economics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Chewing gum ; Stress ; Academic work
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0195-6663
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2022 08:35
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/28878

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