TY  - JOUR
A1  - Warschburger, Petra
A1  - Gmeiner, Michaela
A1  - Morawietz, Marisa
A1  - Rinck, Mike
T1  - Evaluation of an approach-avoidance training intervention for children and adolescents with obesity
BT  - a randomized placebo-controlled prospective trial
JF  - European eating disorders review : the professional journal of the Eating Disorders Associatio
N2  - This study evaluated the efficacy of approach-avoidance training as an additional treatment for children and adolescents with obesity seeking inpatient treatment. Two hundred thirty-two participants (8-16years, 53.9% girls) were randomly assigned either to multisession approach-avoidance (IG) or to placebo training (CG). As outcomes, cognitive biases post intervention, body mass index, eating behaviour, food intake, self-regulation, and weight-related quality of life were assessed, also at 6- and 12-month follow-up. Modification of approach-avoidance bias was observed, but lacked in transfer over sessions and in generalization to attention and association bias. After 6months, the IG reported less problematic food consumption, higher self-regulation, and higher quality of life; effects did not persist until the 12-month follow-up; no significant interaction effects were observed regarding weight course. Despite there was no direct effect on weight course, approach-avoidance training seems to be associated with promising effects on important pillars for weight loss. Further research concerning clinical effectiveness is warranted.
KW  - approach-avoidance training
KW  - child
KW  - cognitive bias modification
KW  - intervention
KW  - obesity
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2607
SN  - 1072-4133
SN  - 1099-0968
VL  - 26
IS  - 5
SP  - 472
EP  - 482
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  -