Why am I craving? The role of elaboration on ambiguous desire states

Why am I craving? The role of elaboration on ambiguous desire states

Objective: We examined how attributions of broad ambiguous desire symptoms (eg, irritability) and elaborations on specific substances (ie, caffeine/food) influence subsequent self-reported cravings for these substances. Participants: 346 undergraduates were randomized to attribute their ambiguous de...

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Published in:Journal of American college health Vol. 72; no. 8; pp. 3033 - 3041
Main Authors: Uzoegwu, Kelechi P., Geyer, Rachel B., Adut, Sarah L., Goldman, Annika, Fite, Robert E., Magee, Joshua C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Taylor & Francis 01-11-2024
Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects:
Ambiguity
Attribution
Caffeine
cognitive process
Craving
Desire
Elaboration
Food
intrusive thinking
Irritability
Linear analysis
Multiple drugs
Stimulus
Undergraduate students
Elaboration
craving
caffeine
cognitive process
food
intrusive thinking
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Summary:Objective: We examined how attributions of broad ambiguous desire symptoms (eg, irritability) and elaborations on specific substances (ie, caffeine/food) influence subsequent self-reported cravings for these substances. Participants: 346 undergraduates were randomized to attribute their ambiguous desire symptoms to a lack of caffeine, food, or a vacation (active control), and then elaborate on the assigned stimulus. There was also a no-elaboration control group. Methods: Generalized Linear Models were used to test whether elaborating on one substance would increase cravings for that substance and decrease craving for the unelaborated substance relative to controls. Results: Participants who elaborated in terms of food reported increased food cravings, whereas participants who elaborated in terms of caffeine reported increased caffeine cravings. Conclusions: Findings suggest that food and caffeine cravings are malleable, and point to the importance of elaboration in polysubstance contexts. Food and caffeine elaborations may matter for heightening craving and determining the targets of craving.
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ISSN:0744-8481
1940-3208
1940-3208
DOI:10.1080/07448481.2022.2151844