| Using aversive images to enhance healthy food choices and implicit attitudes: An experimental test of evaluative conditioning. | |
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PMID: 21401253 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Objective: To examine the effect of communicating images of energy-dense snack foods paired with aversive images of the potential health consequences of unhealthy eating, on implicit and explicit attitudes and food choice behavior. Design: Participants were randomly allocated to either an evaluative conditioning (EC) procedure that paired images of snack foods with images of potential adverse health consequences or a control condition that featured images of snack foods alone. Main Outcome Measures: Implicit attitudes were assessed pre- and post-intervention. Explicit attitudes and food choice behavior were assessed post-intervention. Results: The conditioning intervention made implicit attitudes toward energy-dense snacks more negative, with this effect greatest in those with relatively more favorable implicit attitudes toward these snacks at baseline. Participants in the conditioning intervention were more likely to choose fruit rather than snacks in a behavioral choice task, a relationship mediated by changes in implicit attitudes. Conclusion: Presenting aversive images of potential health consequences with those of specific foodstuffs can change implicit attitudes, which impacts on subsequent food choice behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved). |
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Gareth J Hollands; Andrew Prestwich; Theresa M Marteau |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association Volume: 30 ISSN: 1930-7810 ISO Abbreviation: Health Psychol Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-03-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8211523 Medline TA: Health Psychol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 195-203 Citation Subset: IM |
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Health Psychology Section. |
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