Ultra-brief non-expert-delivered defusion and acceptance exercises for food cravings: A partial replication study

Hulbert-Williams, Lee; Hulbert-Williams, Nicholas J.; Nicholls, Wendy; Williamson, Sian; Poonia, Jivone; Hochard, Kevin D.

dc.contributor.author	Hulbert-Williams, Lee	*
dc.contributor.author	Hulbert-Williams, Nicholas J.	*
dc.contributor.author	Nicholls, Wendy	*
dc.contributor.author	Williamson, Sian	*
dc.contributor.author	Poonia, Jivone	*
dc.contributor.author	Hochard, Kevin D.	*
dc.date.accessioned	2017-02-03T09:45:00Z
dc.date.available	2017-02-03T09:45:00Z
dc.date.issued	2017-03-10
dc.identifier.citation	Hulbert-Williams L., Hulbert-Williams N. J., Nicholls W., Williamson S., Poonia J., & Hochard K. D. (2019). Ultra-brief non-expert-delivered defusion and acceptance exercises for food cravings: A partial replication study. Journal of Health Psychology, 24(12), 1698-1709. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105317695424	en
dc.identifier.issn	1359-1053
dc.identifier.doi	10.1177/1359105317695424
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10034/620348
dc.description.abstract	Food cravings are a common barrier to losing weight. This paper presents a randomised comparison of non-expert group-delivered ultra-brief defusion and acceptance interventions against a distraction control. Sixty-three participants were asked to carry a bag of chocolates for a week whilst trying to resist the temptation to eat them. A behavioural rebound measure was administered. Each intervention out-performed control in respect of consumption, but not cravings. These techniques may have a place in the clinical management of food cravings. We provide tentative evidence that the mechanism of action is through decreased reactivity to cravings, not through reduced frequency of cravings.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications	en
dc.relation.url	http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359105317695424	en
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject	Acceptance	en
dc.subject	Mindfulness	en
dc.subject	Cravings	en
dc.subject	Coaching	en
dc.title	Ultra-brief non-expert-delivered defusion and acceptance exercises for food cravings: A partial replication study	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.identifier.eissn	1461-7277
dc.contributor.department	University of Chester; University of Wolverhampton; University of Warwick	en
dc.identifier.journal	Journal of Health Psychology	en
dc.date.accepted	2017-02-02
or.grant.openaccess	Yes	en
rioxxterms.funder	Unfunded	en
rioxxterms.identifier.project	Unfunded	en
rioxxterms.version	AM	en
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate	2217-02-03
html.description.abstract	Food cravings are a common barrier to losing weight. This paper presents a randomised comparison of non-expert group-delivered ultra-brief defusion and acceptance interventions against a distraction control. Sixty-three participants were asked to carry a bag of chocolates for a week whilst trying to resist the temptation to eat them. A behavioural rebound measure was administered. Each intervention out-performed control in respect of consumption, but not cravings. These techniques may have a place in the clinical management of food cravings. We provide tentative evidence that the mechanism of action is through decreased reactivity to cravings, not through reduced frequency of cravings.