Emotional and uncontrolled eating styles and chocolate chip cookie consumption. A controlled trial of the effects of positive mood enhancement
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Turner, Sally Ann, Luszczynska, A, Warner, Lisa and Schwarzer, Ralf. (2010). Emotional and uncontrolled eating styles and chocolate chip cookie consumption. A controlled trial of the effects of positive mood enhancement. Appetite. 54(1), pp. 143 - 149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2009.09.020
Authors | Turner, Sally Ann, Luszczynska, A, Warner, Lisa and Schwarzer, Ralf |
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Abstract | The study tested the effects of positive mood enhancement on chocolate chip cookie consumption in the context of emotional and uncontrolled eating styles. The relationship between emotional eating style and chocolate chip cookie intake was assumed to be mediated by uncontrolled eating style. Further, it was hypothesized that the effectiveness of the positive mood enhancement may be more salient among those who have effective control of their eating. In this experimental study, respondents (N = 106, 70% women, aged 16–45 years old) were assigned by means of cluster randomization to the control or positive mood enhancement condition (a comedy movie clip). Compared to the control condition, positive mood enhancement resulted in consuming on average 53.86 kcal less. Relationships between emotional eating style and cookie intake were mediated by uncontrolled eating. Moderated mediation analysis indicated that the effect of a mediator (uncontrolled eating) on cookie intake was moderated by the group assignment. Positive mood enhancement resulted in eating on average 3.3 cookies less among individuals with a more controlled eating style. By contrast, among those who presented uncontrolled eating, positive mood enhancement led to consuming an average of 1.7 cookies more. |
Year | 2010 |
Journal | Appetite |
Journal citation | 54 (1), pp. 143 - 149 |
ISSN | 0195-6663 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2009.09.020 |
Page range | 143 - 149 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
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