Department of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, London South Bank University, London, England.
Psychol Addict Behav. 2013 Mar;27(1):301-6. doi: 10.1037/a0027981. Epub 2012 Apr 9.
Desire thinking is a voluntary cognitive process involving verbal and imaginal elaboration of a desired target. Recent research has revealed that desire thinking and craving are distinct constructs and that desire thinking may play a significant role in the escalation of craving. The goal of this study was to explore the effect of desire thinking induction on craving in a nonclinical sample. Forty-five volunteers with no current diagnosis of psychological disorders chose a desired activity and were randomly allocated to three thinking manipulation tasks: distraction, verbal reasoning, and desire thinking. Craving was measured before and after manipulation and during a 3-day period of abstinence from the desired activity. Findings showed that desire thinking had a significant effect on craving after manipulation. This effect appeared to be independent of baseline levels of craving and desire thinking as well as perceived stress changes during the manipulation. Both distraction and verbal reasoning inductions did not lead to a significant change in craving. Desire thinking impacts craving and is a risk factor for craving-related problems.
欲望思维是一种自愿的认知过程，涉及对期望目标的言语和意象的详细阐述。最近的研究表明，欲望思维和渴望是不同的概念，并且欲望思维可能在渴望的加剧中起重要作用。本研究的目的是在非临床样本中探索欲望思维诱导对渴望的影响。45 名没有当前心理障碍诊断的志愿者选择了一项期望的活动，并被随机分配到三个思维操作任务中：分心、言语推理和欲望思维。在操作前后以及从期望活动中禁欲的 3 天期间测量了渴望。研究结果表明，操作后欲望思维对渴望有显著影响。这种影响似乎独立于基线水平的渴望和欲望思维以及操作期间感知到的压力变化。分心和言语推理诱导都没有导致渴望发生显著变化。欲望思维影响渴望，是与渴望相关问题的一个风险因素。
