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Does self-control modify the impact of interventions to change alcohol, tobacco, and food consumption? A systematic review

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Stautz, Kaidy, Zupan, Zorana, Field, Matt, Marteau, Theresa M.·2018·Health Psychology Review

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Low self-control is associated with increased consumption of alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy food. This systematic review aimed to assess whether individual differences in self-control modify the effectiveness of interventions to reduce consumption of these products, and hence their potential to reduce consumption amongst those whose consumption is generally greater. Searches of six databases were supplemented with snowball searches and forward citation tracking. Narrative synthesis summarised findings by: consumption behaviour (alcohol, tobacco, food); psychological processes targeted by the intervention (reflective, non-reflective, or both); and study design (experiment, cohort, or cross-sectional). Of 54 eligible studies, 22 reported no evidence of modification, 18 reported interventions to be less effective in those with low self-control, and 14 reported interventions to be more effective in those with low self-control. This pattern did not differ from chance. Whilst self-control often influenced intervention outcomes, there was no consistent pattern of effects, even when stratifying studies by consumption behaviour, intervention type, or study design. There was a notable absence of evidence regarding interventions that restructure physical or economic environments. In summary, a heterogeneous, low-quality evidence base suggests an inconsistent moderating effect of low self-control on the effectiveness of interventions to change consumption behaviours.

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  • Previous work has identified self-control and domain-specific innovativeness as important antecedents to food consumption behavior.

    “Previous work has identified self-control (de Ridder, Lensvelt-Mulders, Finkenauer, Stok, & Baumeister, 2012;Stautz, Zupan, Field, & Marteau, 2018) and domain-specific innovativeness (Araujo, Ladeira, & Santini, 2016;Huotilainen, Pirttilä-Backman, & Tuorila, 2006) as important antecedents to food consumption behavior, but to our knowledge, no study of which we are aware has identified a segment of”
  • Individual differences in self-control are related to health-harming consumption behaviors, including consumption of unhealthy foods.

    “Individual differences in self-control are related to health-harming consumption behaviors, including consumption of unhealthy foods (for a review, see Stautz et al., 2018).”

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Authors
Stautz, K., Zupan, Z., Field, M., & Marteau, T. M.
Affiliations
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • University of Liverpool (GB)
Corresponding author
Stautz, Kaidy
Venue
Health Psychology Review
Published
2018-01-11
Volume
12
Issue
2
Pages
157-178
ISSN
  • 1743-7199 (ISSN-L)
  • 1743-7202
OpenAlex
W2782061162
Cited by
64
References
101
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 52 · 2019: 2
FWCI
1.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Health Psychology Review (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Faculty of Philosophy (University of Belgrade) (submittedVersion)
  • Apollo (cc-by)
Funders
UK Department of Health (PR-UN-0409-10109)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Keywords
self-control, moderation, intervention effectiveness, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, dietary intake, unhealthy diet, individual differences, behaviour change interventions
MeSH terms
Self-Control, Alcohol Drinking, Behavior Therapy, Diet, Feeding Behavior, Humans, Individuality, Treatment Outcome, Tobacco Use

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