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A comparison of acceptance- and control-based strategies for coping with food cravings: An analog study
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The present study utilized an analog paradigm to investigate the effectiveness of two strategies for coping with food cravings, which was theorized to be critical to the maintenance of weight loss. Ninety-eight undergraduate students were given transparent boxes of chocolate Hershey's Kisses and instructed to keep the chocolates with them, but not to eat them, for 48 h. Before receiving the Kisses, participants were randomized to receive either (a) no intervention, (b) instruction in control-based coping strategies such as distraction and cognitive restructuring, or (c) instruction in acceptance-based strategies such as experiential acceptance and defusion techniques. Measures included the Power of Food Scale (PFS; a measure of psychological sensitivity to the food environment), self-report ratings of chocolate cravings and surreptitiously recorded chocolate consumption. Results suggested that the effect of the intervention depended on baseline PFS levels, such that acceptance-based strategies were associated with better outcomes (cravings, consumption) among those reporting the highest susceptibility to the presence of food, but greater cravings among those who scored lowest on the PFS. It was observed that craving self-report measures predicted chocolate consumption, and baseline PFS levels predicted both cravings and consumption. Results are discussed in terms of the implications for weight loss maintenance strategies.
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“several studies have demonstrated that changes in important outcomes in acceptance-based interventions are mediated by EA (e.g., [23–25]), mindfulness [26] and defusion [27]”
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“Therefore, assuming a within-person correlation of 0.50 in longitudinal weight, and a study drop-out rate of 10 %, a total sample size of at least N=122 (i.e., 61 in group A+B+C vs 61 in group D+E+F) would be needed in order to detect a medium effect size [58] (Cohen's d=0.5) with at least 85 % power and type-I error of 5 %.”
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“Several analog studies have demonstrated the advantages of acceptance-based versus standard cognitive-behavioral approaches for coping with food cravings, especially among those showing high emotional eating, responsivity to the food environment or disinhibited eating.15–17”
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“For example, we have previously shown greater efficacy of an analog acceptance-based intervention for copying for food cravings, compared to a standard intervention, in those with greater responsivity to their food environment.15”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Forman, E. M., Hoffman, K. L., McGrath, K. B., Herbert, J. D., Brandsma, L. L., & Lowe, M. R.
- Affiliations
- Drexel University (US)
- Chestnut Hill College (US)
- Corresponding author
- Forman, Evan M.
- Venue
- Behaviour Research and Therapy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-10
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 2372-2386
- ISSN
- 0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2012540132
- Cited by
- 295
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 58 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 26 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 18
- FWCI
- 13.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- 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
- food cravings, weight loss maintenance, Power of Food Scale, chocolate consumption, distraction, cognitive restructuring, experiential acceptance, defusion, dietary habits
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Behavior, Diet, Reducing, Feeding Behavior, Female, Food Preferences, Humans, Middle Aged, Obesity, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Multivariate Analysis
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