PMID- 36992615
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20230802
LR  - 20230804
IS  - 1099-0968 (Electronic)
IS  - 1072-4133 (Linking)
VI  - 31
IP  - 5
DP  - 2023 Sep
TI  - Effects of implementation intentions and mental imagery on subjective binge 
      eating.
PG  - 600-607
LID - 10.1002/erv.2979 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: Binge-eating disorder (BED) and bulimia nervosa (BN) are characterised 
      by binge eating. Changing unwanted behaviour is difficult, as intentions do not 
      automatically lead to action. Implementation intentions (IIs) may help bridging 
      the gap between intentions and behaviour. IIs are 'if-then' plans promoting goal 
      attainment. Effects are moderated by degree of plan formation. Using mental 
      imagery (MI) to impress IIs may strengthen plan formation and goal attainment. 
      METHOD: In a students' sample with subjective binge eating, we compared IIs 
      without MI, IIs with MI, and a control condition regarding their ability to 
      reduce binge eating. Participants received three II-sessions and kept food 
      diaries for 4 weeks. RESULTS: Results showed a significant and medium to large 
      reduction of binge eating in both II-conditions compared to the control 
      condition, that was sustained for 6 months. No additional effects of MI were 
      found. CONCLUSIONS: Applying IIs results in long-lasting reductions in subjective 
      binge eating. The absence of additional effects of MI may be due to floor 
      effects. Also, participants in the IIs without MI condition may have applied MI 
      without being instructed to do so. In future research, ideally with a clinical 
      sample, it is recommended to prevent or control for this.
CI  - (c) 2023 The Authors. European Eating Disorders Review published by Eating 
      Disorders Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
FAU - Tanis, Jorg
AU  - Tanis J
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5567-8869
AD  - Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, 
      The Netherlands.
FAU - Vroling, Maartje S
AU  - Vroling MS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5820-6824
AD  - GGNet Amarum, Expert Centre for Eating Disorders, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
AD  - Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The 
      Netherlands.
FAU - Maas, Joyce
AU  - Maas J
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8049-8942
AD  - GGZ Oost-Brabant, Center for Eating Disorders, Helmond, The Netherlands.
AD  - Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The 
      Netherlands.
FAU - Martijn, Carolien
AU  - Martijn C
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1480-5980
AD  - Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, 
      The Netherlands.
FAU - Keijsers, Ger P J
AU  - Keijsers GPJ
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2918-2023
AD  - Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, 
      The Netherlands.
AD  - Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The 
      Netherlands.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230329
PL  - England
TA  - Eur Eat Disord Rev
JT  - European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders 
      Association
JID - 9436977
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Binge-Eating Disorder/therapy
MH  - Intention
MH  - *Bulimia
MH  - *Bulimia Nervosa/therapy
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - binge eating
OT  - binge-eating disorder
OT  - bulimia nervosa
OT  - implementation intentions
OT  - mental imagery
EDAT- 2023/03/31 06:00
MHDA- 2023/08/02 06:42
CRDT- 2023/03/30 02:12
PHST- 2023/02/09 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/08/21 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/03/18 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/08/02 06:42 [medline]
PHST- 2023/03/31 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/03/30 02:12 [entrez]
AID - 10.1002/erv.2979 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2023 Sep;31(5):600-607. doi: 10.1002/erv.2979. Epub 2023 Mar 
      29.