Rumination and Worry Selectively Modulate Total Calorie Consumption within an Online, Nudge Tactic Paradigm.

ABSTRACT: Rumination and worry, collectively referred to as perseverative cognition, have been implicated in the increased engagement of several health risk behaviours. The current study aimed to investigate the potential influencing role of these repetitive negative thought cognitions in an online snack paradigm. Participants were randomly assigned to either an even condition (a 3:3 ratio of ≤101 kcal and >201 kcal snacks) or an uneven condition (a 4:2 ratio in favour of ≤101 kcal snacks). Upon the presentation of six images of sweet treats, participants were asked to choose the snack they most wanted to consume "right now", before completing the Ultra-Brief Penn State Worry Questionnaire (UB-PSWQ) and the brief (5-item) Ruminative Response Scale (RRS). The results showed that the reduced availa

SUBMITTER: Eschle TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8945422 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature