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Dispositional mindfulness and reward motivated eating: The role of emotion regulation and mental habit

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Fisher, Naomi R., Mead, Bethan R., Lattimore, Paul, Malinowski, Peter·2017·Appetite

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Evidence regarding the effectiveness of mindfulness based interventions (MBIs) for eating disorders, weight management and food craving is emerging and further studies are required to understand the underlying mechanisms of MBIs in these domains. The current study was designed to establish the role of specific mechanisms underlying the putative relationship between mindfulness and reward motivated eating. We predicted that mindfulness would be negatively related to features of reward motivated eating and that this association would be mediated by emotion regulation and habitual negative self-thinking. A cross-sectional survey measuring uncontrolled and emotional eating, mindfulness, emotion regulation and habitual negative self-thinking was completed by female and male meditators and non-meditators (N = 632). Lower levels of dispositional mindfulness were associated with difficulties in emotion regulation, habitual negative self-thinking and both emotional and uncontrolled eating. Difficulties in emotion regulation significantly mediated the mindfulness-uncontrolled eating relationship. Habitual negative self-thinking significantly mediated the mindfulness-emotional eating relationship. Participants with meditation experience reported greater levels of dispositional mindfulness, fewer difficulties with emotion regulation and habitual negative self-thinking and reduced uncontrolled eating tendencies, compared to non-meditators. The findings suggest that MBIs designed to change reward motivated eating and weight control should focus on emotion regulation and mental habits as underlying mechanisms.

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Authors
Fisher, N. R., Mead, B. R., Lattimore, P., & Malinowski, P.
Affiliations
  • Lancaster University (GB)
  • University of Liverpool (GB)
  • Liverpool John Moores University (GB)
Corresponding author
Fisher, Naomi R.
Venue
Appetite
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-11
Volume
118
Pages
41-48
ISSN
0195-6663 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2738112257
Cited by
34
References
77
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Appetite (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) (acceptedVersion)
  • Liverpool John Moores University (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
trait mindfulness, emotion regulation, uncontrolled eating, emotional eating, meditation, mindfulness-based interventions, eating disorders, weight management, food cravings, mental habits
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Australia, Cross-Sectional Studies, Eating, Emotions, Female, United Kingdom, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motivation, Reward, United States, Health Behavior, Young Adult, Mindfulness

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