Effects of a gardening task on chocolate craving

Authors

Sarah-Jane Baugh, University of Plymouth

Document Type

Psychology Article

Abstract

Two concepts, craving and nature, were brought together to investigate the effects of a gardening task on chocolate craving. Participants (n = 105) completed a chocolate craving induction before taking part in one of three, five minute tasks (gardening, plasticine, counting). Measures of craving, mood, arousal, attention and heart rate were recorded. The gardening task was found to have beneficial effects with participants experiencing significant changes in energetic arousal (p= .01) and feeling good (p< .01); however, no significant effects were found in the other measures.

Publication Date

2012-12-01

Publication Title

The Plymouth Student Scientist

Volume

5

Issue

2

First Page

145

Last Page

164

ISSN

1754-2383

Deposit Date

2019-05-15

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Baugh, Sarah-Jane (2012) "Effects of a gardening task on chocolate craving," The Plymouth Student Scientist: Vol. 5: Iss. 2, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24382/hf5s-ha17
Available at: https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/tpss/vol5/iss2/7