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Time is overestimated in obesity: a cohort study
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Vicario, CM and Caruso, V and Craparo, G and Felmingham, K, Time is overestimated in obesity: a cohort study, Journal of Health Psychology pp. 1-15. ISSN 1359-1053 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1177/1359105319842937
Abstract
Food addiction and high impulsivity are common traits in obesity. In accordance with the evidence that time is overestimated in patients with a history of impulsivity and/or drug addiction, we tested the hypothesis that duration is overestimated in obesity. A total of 92 obese participants and 182 healthy controls completed a timing task of visual stimuli. In line with our prediction, obese participants overestimated the duration of the displayed visual stimuli than controls. Our result has potential clinical implications in the field of obesity, as it suggests a potential contribution of this cognitive dysfunction in the emergence and maintenance of obesity-related behaviour.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | motivation, obesity, time overestimation, time processing, unhealthy lifestyle |
Research Division: | Psychology |
Research Group: | Biological psychology |
Research Field: | Behavioural neuroscience |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in psychology |
UTAS Author: | Vicario, CM (Dr Carmelo Vicario) |
UTAS Author: | Caruso, V (Dr Vanni Caruso) |
ID Code: | 134027 |
Year Published: | 2019 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 1 |
Deposited By: | Psychology |
Deposited On: | 2019-07-22 |
Last Modified: | 2020-08-07 |
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