Lv Yuchen, Chen Ying, Xiong Weirui
School of Educational Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China.
Front Psychol. 2024 May 27;15:1371484. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1371484. eCollection 2024.
There is controversy regarding whether negative or positive emotions have a greater impact on the eating behavior of restrictive dieters. Moreover, it is unclear whether unconscious emotional processing can predict the eating behavior of restrictive dieters. This study investigated the effects of conscious and unconscious emotional processing on the dietary behavior of women with restrictive diet.
Female student participants ( = 600) completed the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire to screen 60 each of successful, unsuccessful restrictive and unrestricted eaters. They were randomly and equally divided into two groups for supra-threshold and subliminal emotional priming and carried out a behavioral task to index eating intentions.
The restrictive dieters increase their willingness to eat when they are in a positive mood, even if they are not consciously aware of their happiness. Furthermore, the unsuccessful restrictive dieters are more intense.
This study presents empirical evidence on the impact of positive emotions on the eating intention of restrictive dieters and the cognitive characteristics of unsuccessful restrictive dieters. Additionally, it offers guidance for unsuccessful restrictive dieters to personalize their treatment goals.
关于消极情绪还是积极情绪对限制型节食者的饮食行为影响更大，存在争议。此外，尚不清楚无意识情绪加工是否能预测限制型节食者的饮食行为。本研究调查了有意识和无意识情绪加工对限制型节食女性饮食行为的影响。
女学生参与者（n = 600）完成荷兰饮食行为问卷，以筛选出60名成功的、不成功的限制型节食者和非限制型节食者。她们被随机且平均分为两组进行阈上和阈下情绪启动，并进行一项行为任务以衡量饮食意愿。
限制型节食者在处于积极情绪时会增加进食意愿，即使她们并未有意识地意识到自己的快乐。此外，不成功的限制型节食者的这种情况更为强烈。
本研究提供了关于积极情绪对限制型节食者进食意愿的影响以及不成功的限制型节食者认知特征的实证证据。此外，它为不成功的限制型节食者个性化其治疗目标提供了指导。
