The sweet life: The effect of mindful chocolate consumption on mood

被引：46

作者：

Meier, Brian P. ^{[1
]}

Noll, Sabrina W. ^{[1
]}

Molokwu, Oluwatobi J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Gettysburg Coll, Gettysburg, PA 17325 USA

来源：

APPETITE | 2017年 / 108卷

关键词：

Mindfulness; Candy; Chocolate; Mood; Positive affect; FOOD CRAVINGS; US ADULTS; INTERVENTION; VALIDATION; EMOTIONS; BENEFITS; BEHAVIOR; SIZE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.appet.2016.09.018

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Chocolate consumption is anecdotally associated with an increase in happiness, but little experimental work has examined this effect. We combined a food type manipulation (chocolate vs. crackers) with a mindfulness manipulation (mindful consumption vs. non-mindful consumption) and examined the impact on positive mood. Participants (N = 258) were randomly assigned to eat a small portion (75 calories) of chocolate or a control food (crackers) in a mindful or non-mindful way. Participants who were instructed to mindfully eat chocolate had a greater increase in positive mood compared to participants who were instructed to eat chocolate non-mindfully or crackers either mindfully or non mindfully. Additional analyses revealed that self-reported liking of the food partially mediated this effect. Chocolate appears to increase positive mood, but particularly when it is eaten mindfully. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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