Churchill, Sue and Jessop, Donna (2010) Spontaneous implementation intentions and impulsivity: can impulsivity moderate the effectiveness of planning strategies? British Journal of Health Psychology, 15 (3). pp. 529-541. ISSN 1359-107X

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Abstract

Objective:Self-initiated plans relating to when, where, and how behaviour will be performed have been shown to be effective in promoting goal progress. The current study (N=256) explored whether any impact of self-initiated implementation intentions on the avoidance of snacking was moderated by impulsivity.Design and methods: The study employed a prospective design. At Time 1, participants reported the extent to which they had formed self-initiated implementation intentions to avoid eating high-calorie snacks. At Time 2, participants reported their snack consumption over the preceding 2 weeks and completed a measure of impulsivity.Results:Impulsivity (urgency) moderated the effect of self-initiated implementation intentions on snack consumption. Specifically, self-initiated implementation intentions benefited the avoidance of snacking most for those low in impulsivity and least for those high in impulsivity.Conclusion:The findings suggest that impulsivity might form an important boundary condition to the effectiveness of self-initiated implementation intention formation in relation to snacking

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Psychology > Psychology
Depositing User:	Sue Churchill
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2012 15:42
Last Modified:	30 Nov 2012 10:06
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/14045

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