Approach avoidance training in the eating domain: Testing the effectiveness across three single session studies

Appetite

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 58-65

  Becker, Daniela ^a   Jostmann, Nils B ^a   Wiers, Reinout W ^a   Holland, Rob W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Approach avoidance training; Automatic behavior regulation; Eating behavior; Food choice; Intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; VISUAL FEEDBACK; VISUAL STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH FOOD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84913553778     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.11.017     Document Type: Article

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