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29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Total Regulatory Focus: The Influence of Promotion and Prevention Focus on Body Mass Index

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · General

  • Shane Sacco
    University of Connecticut
  • Tania Huedo-Medina
    University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269
  • Andrea Grenga
    The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, 02903
  • Tricia Leahey
    University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269

Abstract

This study is the first to examine how promotion (drive for pleasurable outcomes) and prevention (drive to avoid adverse outcomes) regulatory systems interact with one another to impact body mass index (BMI). Results showed that promotion is linked to higher BMI in women, but only when prevention is low.

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