People Pleasers Overeat

If you are a people-pleaser who strives to keep your social relationships smooth and comfortable, you might find yourself overeating in certain social situations like Super Bowl watch parties. A new study has found that, hungry or not, some people eat in an attempt to keep others comfortable.
 
They don't want to rock the boat or upset the sense of social harmony. Turning down cake or cookies when others are indulging is tough for everyone, but it poses a special problem for people-pleasers. If people-pleasers feel a sense of social pressure to eat, they will often eat more in an attempt to match what others around them are eating, the researchers say. But even if people-pleasers overeat in order to keep others comfortable, they may pay an emotional price.
 
Those who overeat in order to please others tend to regret their choices later. It doesn't feel good to give in to social pressures.
 
This study looked at the eating habits, but the same behaviors that affect food consumption can surface in other areas of the individual's life. For example, people-pleasers may feel anxious or guilty if they outperform others in areas such as academics, athletics or relationship success.
 
People-pleasers have a strong desire to avoid posing a threat to others, so they often put a lot of energy into trying to keep others comfortable.
 
After taking the candies, participants reported how many they took and why. Researchers also assessed the number of candies taken.
 
High sociotropy (people-pleasing) scores were associated with taking more candy, both in this laboratory experiment and in a second study involving recall of real-life eating situations.
 
People-pleasers feel more intense pressure to eat when they believe that their eating will help another person feel more comfortable. Almost everyone has been in a situation in which they've felt this pressure, but people-pleasers seem especially sensitive to it.
 
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