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comfortfood1 CONSTRUCTComfort foodTROISI · SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Social psychology

familiar foods tied to close relationships that can reduce feelings of loneliness by evoking those bonds.

In social psychology, comfort food refers to familiar foods tied to close relationships that can reduce feelings of loneliness by evoking those bonds. This meaning comes from Troisi (2011) in Psychological Science.[1]

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  1. Troisi, J. D., & Gabriel, S. (2011). Chicken Soup Really Is Good for the Soul: “Comfort Food” Fulfills the Need to Belong. Psychological Science, 22(6), 747-753. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797611407931

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