A regulatory focus perspective on eating behavior : how prevention and promotion focus relates to emotional, external, and restrained eating

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2014-11-20Authors
Pfattheicher, Stefan
Sassenrath, Claudia
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Frontiers in Psychology ; 5 (2014). - Art.-Nr. 1314. - eISSN 1664-1078
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01314Faculties
Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften, Informatik und PsychologieInstitutions
Institut für Psychologie und PädagogikExternal cooperations
Knowledge Media Research Center,TübingenDocument version
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By applying regulatory focus theory (RFT) to the context of eating behavior, the present research examines the relations between individual differences in the two motivational orientations as conceptualized in RFT, that is, prevention-focused and promotion-focused self-regulation and emotional, external, and restrained eating. Building on a representative study conducted in the Netherlands (N = 4,230), it is documented that individual differences in prevention focus are positively related to emotional eating whereas negligible associations are found in regards to external and restrained eating. Individual differences in promotion focus are positively related to external eating whereas negligible associations are found in regards to emotional and restrained eating. In relating RFT to different eating styles we were able to document significant relations of basic self-regulatory orientations with regard to essential daily behavior associated with health and well-being. The implications for changing eating styles are discussed.
Subject headings
[GND]: Essgewohnheit[LCSH]: Regulatory focus (Psychology) | Food habits
[Free subject headings]: eating behavior | emotional eating | external eating | prevention focus | promotion focus | restrained eating
[DDC subject group]: DDC 150 / Psychology
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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://dx.doi.org/10.18725/OPARU-40973
Pfattheicher, Stefan; Sassenrath, Claudia (2022): A regulatory focus perspective on eating behavior : how prevention and promotion focus relates to emotional, external, and restrained eating. Open Access Repositorium der Universität Ulm und Technischen Hochschule Ulm. http://dx.doi.org/10.18725/OPARU-40973
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