TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultra-brief non-expert-delivered defusion and acceptance exercises for food cravings
T2 - A partial replication study
AU - Hulbert-Williams, Lee
AU - Hulbert-Williams, Nick J.
AU - Nicholls, Wendy
AU - Williamson, Sian
AU - Poonia, Jivone
AU - Hochard, Kevin D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - Food cravings are a common barrier to losing weight. This article presents a randomised comparison of non-expert group-delivered ultra-brief defusion and acceptance interventions against a distraction control. A total of 63 participants were asked to carry a bag of chocolates for a week while trying to resist the temptation to eat them. A behavioural rebound measure was administered. Each intervention out-performed control in respect of consumption, but not cravings. These techniques may have a place in the clinical management of food cravings. We provide tentative evidence that the mechanism of action is through decreased reactivity to cravings, not through reduced frequency of cravings.
AB - Food cravings are a common barrier to losing weight. This article presents a randomised comparison of non-expert group-delivered ultra-brief defusion and acceptance interventions against a distraction control. A total of 63 participants were asked to carry a bag of chocolates for a week while trying to resist the temptation to eat them. A behavioural rebound measure was administered. Each intervention out-performed control in respect of consumption, but not cravings. These techniques may have a place in the clinical management of food cravings. We provide tentative evidence that the mechanism of action is through decreased reactivity to cravings, not through reduced frequency of cravings.
KW - acceptance and commitment therapy
KW - craving
KW - defusion
KW - eating
KW - food
KW - mindfulness
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U2 - 10.1177/1359105317695424
DO - 10.1177/1359105317695424
M3 - Article (journal)
C2 - 28810433
AN - SCOPUS:85042075607
SN - 1359-1053
VL - 24
SP - 1698
EP - 1709
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
IS - 12
ER -