@misc{10481/72524,
year = {2022},
month = {1},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/72524},
abstract = {The elaborated intrusion theory of desire proposes that craving is a cognitive motivational process involving
intrusive thoughts. Changing the way we react to them, cognitive defusion (CD), should limit thought elaboration and
craving.Weinduced chocolate craving in female chocolate cravers before CD(Study 1).Adecrease in craving measured by
a single-item scale, Visual Analogical Scale (VAS; p < .001, ηp
2 = .449) and as a state, State Food Craving Questionnaire
(FCQ-S; p = .029, ηp
2 = .106) were found in the experimental group, while similar results were also found in group control.
The reduction in craving (VAS) in group CD correlated negatively with chocolate consumption on a bogus taste test (r =
–.439, p = .036), while the correlation was positive in the case of group control (r = .429, p = .047). Food craving as a trait,
measured by the Trait Food Craving Questionnaire (FCQ-T), showed negative correlations with measures of CD and
mindfulness skills (lowest r = –.313, p = .018). In Study 2 participants made use of a smartphone application implementing
the CD procedure in real contexts whenever they experienced food craving. A corresponding decline in self-reported
craving was found, as well as in consumption of the craved food (indulgence) compared with the control condition. Our
findings indicate that CD may be a promising intervention for tackling the elaboration of intrusive thoughts and eating
behavior in young female food cravers, both in a controlled laboratory environment after a cue-food exposure craving
induction procedure, as well as responding to naturally occurring food cravings in real-life settings.},
organization = {Spanish Government	PSI2015-64345-R},
organization = {AEI/FEDER, UE	PGC2018-096438-B-I00},
publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
keywords = {Cognitive defusion},
keywords = {Food craving},
keywords = {Mindfulness},
keywords = {Smartphone application},
title = {Cognitive Defusion as Strategy to Reduce the Intensity of Craving Episodes and Improve Eating Behavior},
doi = {10.1017/SJP.2021.47},
author = {Hinojosa Aguayo, Irene and González Reyes, Felisa},
}