APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

Reinforcing Value of Food and Non-Food Alternative Behaviors Among Pregnant Women

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Cognitive

  • Kai Ling Kong
    University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
  • Katelyn Carr
    University at Buffalo SUNY
  • Leanord Epstein
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Julie Philips
    University of Vermont
  • Rocco Paluch
    University at Buffalo, NY
  • Katherine Gerard
    University at Buffalo, NY

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the food and non-food reinforcement among pregnant women. Two-hundred and twenty-six pregnant women recruited via a crowdsourcing platform completed an online survey. Women who gained within the Institution of Medicine guideline had significantly higher cognitively enriching sedentary activities reinforcement (F=3.993, p=0.020).

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