Temptations elicit compensatory intentions.
The compensatory beliefs model proposes that when faced with temptation, people form intentions to behaviourally compensate for indulgence. By creating a scenario in which female dieters were either faced with a tempting, high caloric food choice or not, this experiment tested the hypotheses that (1) dieters form compensatory intentions when experiencing the mental conflict of wanting to lose weight but also desiring to eat, and that (2) forming compensatory intentions results in the decision to indulge. Results supported the hypotheses, providing foundational validation for the compensatory beliefs model.
Kronick
Ilana
I
McGill University, Department of Psychology, 1205 Dr. Penfield Avenue, Montreal QC H3A 1B1, Canada. ilana.kronick@mail.mcgill.ca
Knäuper
Bärbel
B
D000328:Adult; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D050177:Overweight / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000523:psychology; D012919:Social Behavior; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D015431:Weight Loss; D055815:Young Adult