Strategies to improve the Willingness to Taste: The moderating role of children's Reward Sensitivity

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• 作者：Laura Vandeweghe ; ^{Laura.Vandeweghe@Ugent.be" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Sandra Verbeken ^{Sandra.Verbeken@Ugent.be" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Ellen Moens ^{Ellen.Moens@Ugent.be" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Leentje Vervoort ^{Leentje.Vervoort@Ugent.be" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Caroline Braet ^{Caroline.Braet@ugent.be" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Food acceptance ; Individual characteristics ; Preschoolers
• 刊名：Appetite
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：1 August 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：103
• 期：Complete
• 页码：344-352
• 全文大小：379 K

文摘

The present study investigates the effectiveness of different strategies to improve Willingness to Taste disliked vegetables and the moderating role of Reward Sensitivity. Preschool children (m>Nm> = 204; age: m>Mm> = 4.48, m>SDm> = 1.01) were randomly allocated to one of four different Willingness to Taste strategies. The findings indicate that first, Willingness to Taste is higher in the modelling and reward strategies compared to neutral instructions. Second, there is a differential effect of Willingness to Taste strategies dependent upon individual differences: children high in Reward Sensitivity were more likely to taste immediately when rewarded, while children low in Reward Sensitivity were more willing to taste when verbally encouraged, but with hesitation. This article thus highlights the roles of both individual differences and behavioral techniques for promoting a healthy diet in children.