Open AccessA Pavlovian Intervention to Condition Comforting Effects of Fruits
Author(s) -
Laura E. Finch,
Jenna R. Cummings,
Sophie C. Lee,
A. Janet Tomiyama
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychosomatic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.62
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1534-7796
pISSN - 0033-3174
DOI - 10.1097/psy.0000000000001008
Subject(s) - mood , conditioning , classical conditioning , psychology , intervention (counseling) , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics
Perceived stress, lower fruit intake, and comfort eating are all risk factors for chronic disease. The present pilot study aimed to simultaneously mitigate all three risk factors by applying Pavlovian conditioning to change the nature of comfort eating. Specifically, stressed participants underwent a Pavlovian conditioning intervention designed to elicit comforting effects of fruit intake and thereby reduce negative mood while promoting fruit intake.