Effects of food-cue exposure on dieting-related goals: a limitation to counteractive-control theory.
The present study investigated the effects of exposure to a food cue on the self-reported importance of dieting in those with low, medium, and high levels of dietary restraint. The results indicated that exposure to a food cue bolstered dieting-related goals in those who were low in dietary restraint but had no effect on the importance of dieting-related goals for those with medium or high levels of dietary restraint. The results demonstrate that exposure to temptations may differentially affect self-control processes depending on an individuals' level of dietary restraint.
Coelho
Jennifer S
JS
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada. jennifer.coelho@psychology.unimaas.nl <jennifer.coelho@psychology.unimaas.nl>
Polivy
Janet
J
Herman
C Peter
CP
Pliner
Patricia
P
D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015992:Body Mass Index; D031204:Caloric Restriction; D003463:Cues; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D007389:Internal-External Control; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires