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McCabe S, Arndt J, Goldenberg J, Vess ML, Vail III KE, Gibbons FX & Rogers R (2015) The Effect of Visualizing Healthy Eaters and Mortality Reminders on Nutritious Grocery Purchases: An Integrative Terror Management and Prototype Willingness Analysis. Health Psychology, 34 (3), pp. 279-282. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000154
Abstract
Objective: To use insights from an integration of the terror management health model and the prototype willingness model to inform and improve nutrition-related behavior using an ecologically valid outcome.
Method: Prior to shopping, grocery shoppers were exposed to a reminder of mortality (or pain) and then visualized a healthy (vs. neutral) prototype. Receipts were collected postshopping and food items purchased were coded using a nutrition database.
Results: Compared with those in the control conditions, participants who received the mortality reminder and who were led to visualize a healthy eater prototype purchased more nutritious foods.
Conclusion: The integration of the terror management health model and the prototype willingness model has the potential for both basic and applied advances and offers a generative ground for future research.
Journal
Health Psychology: Volume 34, Issue 3
Status | Published |
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Publication date | 31/03/2015 |
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Publisher | American Psychological Association |
ISSN | 0278-6133 |
eISSN | 1930-7810 |