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Ultra-brief non-expert-delivered defusion and acceptance exercises for food cravings: A partial replication study
Hulbert-Williams, Lee Hulbert-Williams, Nick J Nicholls, Wendy Williamson, Sian Poonia, Jivone Hochard, Kevin D
Hulbert-Williams, Lee
Hulbert-Williams, Nick J
Nicholls, Wendy
Williamson, Sian
Poonia, Jivone
Hochard, Kevin D
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2017-03-10
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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.
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Hulbert-Williams L., Hulbert-Williams N. J., Nicholls W., Williamson S., Poonia J., & Hochard, K. D. (2017) Ultra-brief non-expert-delivered defusion and acceptance exercises for food cravings: A partial replication study. Journal of Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105317695424
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1359-1053