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Published on: June 5, 2016
Effects of food-cue exposure on dieting-related goals: a limitation to counteractive-control theory
Jennifer S Coelho1, Janet Polivy, C Peter Herman
1Department 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>
Abstract:
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.
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