title: Temptation in the background: non-consummatory exposure to food temptation enhances self-regulation in boys but not in girls.
abstract: The abundance of calorie-dense low-nutrient food in everyday life raises the question as to how children deal with such opportunities. We investigate whether pre-exposure to the object of temptation in a situation that discourages consumption boosts children's ability to resist similar temptation subsequently. We show that 7-12-year-old boys, but not girls, demonstrate increased resistance to a temptation after pre-exposure to a similar temptation. Future research might explore the role of exposure to temptation in girls.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Aiste
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grubliauskiene
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Siegfried
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dewitte
keywords: children; exposure to temptation; food; self-regulation
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