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Mindful eating: Trait and state mindfulness predict healthier eating behavior
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- 자료유형학술지논문
- 저자명Jordan, C. H.,Wang, W.,Donatoni, L.,Meier, B. P.
- 학회/출판사/기관명Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam
- 출판년도2014
- 언어영어
- 학술지명/학위논문주기Personality and individual differences
- 발행사항Vol.68No.-[2014]_x000D_
- ISBN/ISSN0191-8869
- 소개/요약Obesity and excess weight are significant societal problems. Mindfulness may encourage healthier weight and eating habits. Across four studies, we found a positive relation between mindfulness and healthier eating. Trait mindfulness was associated with less impulsive eating, reduced calorie consumption, and healthier snack choices. In addition, we found a causal effect of mindfulness on healthier eating. An experimental manipulation of state mindfulness led participants to consume fewer calories in a spontaneous eating task. We also found preliminary evidence that mindfulness affects eating behavior by encouraging attitudinal preferences for healthier foods. Taken together, these results provide strong evidence that mindfulness encourages healthier eating, even in the absence of specific instruction in mindful eating. These results suggest that generic mindfulness-based strategies could have ancillary benefits for encouraging healthier eating behavior.
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