The sweet life: The effect of mindful chocolate consumption on mood
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- 作者：Brian P. Meier ; bmeier@gettysburg.edu ; Sabrina W. Noll ; Oluwatobi J. Molokwu
- 关键词：Mindfulness ; Candy ; Chocolate ; Mood ; Positive affect
- 刊名：Appetite
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：1 January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：108
- 期：Complete
- 页码：21-27
- 全文大小：331 K
- 卷排序：108
文摘
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.