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Curran, James P.; Kelly, Ann H. – Journal of Counsulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
The primary purpose of this study was to compare the relative effectiveness of a self-control program that emphasized modification of external environmental-eliciting cues for eating behavior with an induced affect program that was aimed at decreasing eating behavior as a response to emotional states. Results are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Eating Habits
Download full textNorton, Richard S.; Powers, Richard B. – 1980
Commitment is a self-control technique to induce weight loss. Tow targets of commitment contingencies, completion of the study and behavior change, were examined among 42 female and 3 male subjects who made a monetary deposit to enroll in the 10-week program. The treatment consisted of self-monitoring of eating and exercise behavior. Subjects were…
Descriptors: Adults, Attrition (Research Studies), Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research
