School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
Appetite. 2019 Feb 1;133:387-392. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.11.018. Epub 2018 Nov 22.
The Elaborated-Intrusion Theory of Desire (Kavanagh, Andrade, & May, 2005) suggests that cravings are made up of two distinct stages whereby an initial, seemingly spontaneous craving-related thought is sufficiently intrusive and pleasant for it then to be elaborated with vivid mental imagery. Previous questionnaire studies have investigated the craving experience with a particular focus on the role of imagery. The present study sought to provide a fuller account of the craving process by investigating the role of craving-related thoughts alongside imagery in predicting craving intensity. Further, the present study sought to investigate predictors of craving-related consumption, including spontaneous strategies used to resist cravings. Two-hundred and forty-nine women completed an online questionnaire which asked about their most recent food craving experience. Results showed that around a third of participants reported craving-related thoughts and about half reported craving-related imagery. Craving-related imagery appeared to be a more important predictor of craving intensity than craving-related thoughts; however, neither predicted craving-related consumption. One resistance strategy, 'recognised it was just a thought', was successful in decreasing the likelihood of eating in response to craving. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed in the context of the Elaborated-Intrusion Theory.
欲望精细化入侵理论（Kavanagh、Andrade 和 May，2005）认为，欲望由两个不同阶段组成，最初是看似自发的、与欲望相关的想法，如果它足够侵入性和令人愉快，那么它就会被生动的心理意象所丰富。以前的问卷调查研究专门研究了欲望体验，特别关注意象的作用。本研究试图通过调查与意象一起的欲望相关想法在预测欲望强度方面的作用，更全面地描述欲望过程。此外，本研究还试图研究与欲望相关的消费的预测因素，包括用来抵制欲望的自发策略。249 名女性完成了一份在线问卷，询问了她们最近的食物欲望体验。结果表明，约三分之一的参与者报告了与欲望相关的想法，约一半的参与者报告了与欲望相关的意象。与欲望相关的意象似乎比与欲望相关的想法更能预测欲望的强度；然而，两者都不能预测与欲望相关的消费。一种抵抗策略，“意识到这只是一个想法”，成功地降低了因欲望而进食的可能性。在欲望精细化入侵理论的背景下，讨论了理论和实践的意义。
