Reduce temptation or resist it? Experienced temptation mediates the relationship between implicit evaluations of unhealthy snack foods and subsequent intake

Psychology and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 534-550

  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

desire; food intake; implicit evaluations; temptation; weight management goal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EATING; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CONTROL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EATING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MOTIVATION; SNACKS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925705318     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2014.984713     Document Type: Article

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