Emotional arousal and overeating in restrained eaters
Abstract
We tested the effects of 3 mood inductions (neutral, positive, and negative) on food intake in 91 women of varying degrees of dietary restraint. Mood induction was accomplished by exposure to 1 of 3 film segments: a travelogue (neutral affect), a comedy film (positive affect), and a horror film (negative affect). In subjects exposed to the neutral film, food intake decreased with increasing levels of dietary restraint. Among subjects who viewed either the comedy film or the horror film, however, food intake increased with increasing restraint. Although the horror film appeared to be more disinhibiting than the comedy film, this effect may have resulted from a difference in the intensity of the emotions induced rather than from their valence. These results suggest that emotional arousal, regardless of valence, may trigger overeating among restrained eaters.
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- Authors
- Cools, J., Schotte, D. E., & McNally, R. J.
- ORCID
- McNally, Richard J.
- Venue
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology
- Published
- 1992-05
- Volume
- 101
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 348-351
- ISSN
- 0021-843X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1846
- OpenAlex
- W2092554399
- Cited by
- 288
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 4.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (7r29mh043809-03)
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH43809)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- emotional arousal, overeating, dietary restraint, mood induction, dietary intake, emotional valence, emotional intensity, disinhibition, women
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Arousal, Diet, Reducing, Eating, Emotions, Female, Humans, Hyperphagia
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