APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Reinforcing Value of Food and Non-Food Alternative Behaviors Among Pregnant Women
- 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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