Resisting temptation of unhealthy food: Interaction between temptation-elicited goal activation and self-control

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 485-495

  Haynes, Ashleigh ^a   Kemps, Eva ^a   Moffitt, Robyn ^b   Mohr, Philip ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Counteractive control theory; Food intake; Self control; Self regulation; Weight management goal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903301964     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-014-9393-6     Document Type: Article

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