Procrastination is a prevalent and problematic phenomenon that has mostly been studied in the domain of academic behavior. The current study shows procrastination may also lead to harmful outcomes area health behavior, introducing bedtime as an important factor related getting insufficient sleep consequently affecting individual well-being. Bedtime defined failing go bed at intended time, while no external circumstances prevent person from doing so.To empirically support conceptual...

In contrast to prevailing beliefs, recent research suggests that trait self-control promotes health behavior not because those high in are more successful at resisting single temptations, but rather they develop adaptive habits. The present paper presents a first empirical test of this novel suggestion by investigating the mediating role habit explaining relation between and unhealthy snacking behavior. Results showed was negatively associated with snack consumption As hypothesized, intake...

Abstract Nudging interventions are broadly defined as a rearrangement of choice context that gently suggests specific choice. Their increasing popularity has attracted attention and discussion from researchers, policy makers, practitioners alike. After some applications to domains such health, environmental issues, retirement savings, the next step in nudging is understand psychological boundary conditions when applied varied daily life. It yet unclear for example what extent can be...

Getting insufficient sleep has serious consequences in terms of mental and physical health. The current study is the first to approach from a self-regulation perspective by investigating phenomenon bedtime procrastination: going bed later than intended, without having external reasons for doing so. Data representative sample Dutch adults ( N = 2431) revealed that large proportion general population experiences getting regularly goes they would like to. Most importantly, relationship between...

Abstract In two experiments a self‐regulatory strategy combining mental contrasting with the formation of implementation intentions (MCII) was tested for its effectiveness in diminishing unhealthy snacking habits. Study 1 ( N = 51) showed that participants MCII condition consumed fewer snacks than control who thought about and listed healthy options snacks. 2 59) more effective or formulating alone found to increase perceived clarity critical cues snacking. Together, these findings suggest...

Implementation intentions specifying the replacement of a habitual response with an alternative in critical situation can overrule habits. In three experiments cognitive effects such counterhabitual implementation were investigated. Results showed that eliminated advantage means "horse race" response. That is, control condition, was more accessible than on encountering situation, but this no longer case when formulated. However, not immediately replaced by automatic activation means. This...

Implementation intentions promote acting on one's good intentions. But does specifying where and when to act also suffice goals involve complex change that requires not merely initiating a behavior but rather substituting habit with new response? In pilot study two experiments, the authors investigated efficacy of implementation replace unhealthy snacks healthy by linking different types cues for snacking (if-part) (then-part). The identified snacking, differentiating between situational...

The present studies tested the effectiveness of implementation intentions with an "if [situation], then not [habitual response]" structure. Based on ironic process theory and literature processing negations, it was expected that these "negation intentions" would, ironically, strengthen habit (situation-response association) one aims to break. In line hypotheses, forming negation resulted in cognitive rebound effects as well behavioral compared intention only condition or a replacement...

Objective The literature on dieting has sparked several debates over how restrained eaters differ from unrestrained in their self‐regulation of healthy and unhealthy food desires what distinguishes successful unsuccessful dieters. We addressed these using a four‐component model self‐control that was tested ecological momentary assessment, long‐term weight change, laboratory measure inhibitory control. Design A large sample adults varying dietary restraint control (as measured by S troop...

This article examines the extent to which self-reported emotional eating is a predictor of unhealthy snack consumption or, alternatively, an expression beliefs about relation between emotions and derived from concerns behaviour. Three studies were conducted. Study 1 (N = 151) 2 184) investigated predictive validity compared habit strength in consumption, employing 7-day diaries. Both demonstrated that was not predicted by but depended on snacking restraint eating. As significant intake, 3...

Food choices are often made mindlessly, when individuals not able or willing to exert self-control. Under low self-control, have difficulties resist palatable but unhealthy food products. In contrast previous research aiming foster healthy by promoting high this study exploits situations of strategically using the tendency under these conditions rely on heuristics (simple decision rules) as quick guides action. More specifically, authors associated products with social proof heuristic (i.e.,...

Although increasing evidence shows the importance of habits in explaining health behaviour, many studies still rely solely on predictors that emphasize role conscious intentions. The present study was designed to test habit strength unhealthy snacking behaviour a large representative community sample (N= 1,103). To our hypothesis are crucial when their compared 'Power Food', related construct addresses sensitivity food cues environment. Moreover, relation between Power Food and assessed.A...

Implementation intentions aimed at changing unwanted habits require the identification of personally relevant cues triggering habitual response in order to be effective. To facilitate successful implementation intention formation, present study, planning was combined with cue-monitoring, a novel way gain insight into triggers for unhealthy snacking. It tested whether keeping cue-monitoring diary and tailoring accordingly improves plan effectiveness. A 2 Monitoring (cue-monitoring, control) ×...

A recent study suggests that habits play a mediating role in the association between trait self-control and eating behavior, supporting notion of effortless processes (Adriaanse et al., 2014). We conceptually replicated this research area exercise hypothesizing these associations would generalize to other related behaviors. Sufficient is essential for several health well-being outcomes, therefore many people intend exercise. However, majority population does not actually sufficient or...

The extent to which individuals are emotional eaters has typically been assessed by people's self-reported desire eat when they experience negative emotions. Elevated scores on these eater scales have associated with eating pathology and obesity. However, evidence that scoring high truly increase their food intake during encounters is inconclusive. current studies tested whether capture the proposed tendency feeling emotional.In four experiments different emotion induction procedures, female...

Performing under high pressure is an emotional experience. Hence, the use of emotion regulation strategies may prove to be highly effective in preventing choking pressure. Using a golf putting task, we investigated role arousal on declined sport performance (pilot study) and effectiveness alleviating (main study). The pilot study showed that resulted decreased this effect was partially mediated by increased arousal. main study, field whereas observed control condition, reappraisal and,...

Abstract In recent years, psychologists have started to investigate the downstream consequences of nonconsciously activated behaviour (acting in an ‘explanatory vacuum’). Results shown that when such is norm‐violating, people experience a need confabulate reasons for this behaviour. The present paper aims add more convincing evidence assumption. Study 1 addresses question by replicating 2 Adriaanse, Weijers, De Ridder, Witt Huberts, and Evers ( ) while adding condition which are post hoc...