Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg

We (Jens Blechert and team) investigate basic mechanisms of (disordered) eating and dieting using experimental and ambulatory methods @dept_psych_sbg @PLUS_1622

[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

Since we are looking to collect a large number of participants, we would also appreciate if you could repost this message and pass on the experiment to anyone else who might be interested🙂

[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

Working on your diet? You're invited to an online study where we learn from you how to promote healthy eating! It consists of a computer task and questions about eating habits and preferences. It's 30min, and you can win €20,-. Start on PC or laptop here: https://t.co/e2GXSPKBkY

[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

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[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

Pps who believed they approached chocolate more often, chose more chocolate and desired to eat it more. This was irrespective of training type, and also occurred in the sham condition; hence, this effect was unrelated to any real relationship between approach rate and food type.

[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

New article alert! https://t.co/BjkFymXcdI
We used a new variant of the approach-avoidance task to train pps to avoid chocolate and approach fruit. This training was compared to the regular irrelevant-feature AAT training.

[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

The new training was ineffective while the regular irrelevant-feature AAT significantly enhanced the desire to eat fruit. However, an interesting relationship emerged between the outcome measures and the perceived contingency between stimuli and approach/avoidance responses...

[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

This constitutes a reversal of the assumed relationship between approach bias and cognitive resources - relying on dual-systems models, researchers usually assume that a stable approach bias interacts with variable cognitive resources to predict dietary failures or relapse.

[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

New publication in which we analyze the longitudinal interrelations between food approach bias and consumption as well as impulsivity and dietary motivation! 🧵
https://t.co/Il9zpYxkBl

[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

Takeaways:
- Approach bias is highly variable over time - its within-person variance is twice as large as its between-person variance
- TRAIT impulsivity and STATE dietary intentions interact with state approach bias to predict unhealthy eating

[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

🧵3/3 Sercan also examined several refinements to the usual split-half reliability approach that significantly improve its accuracy. This is made available in my R package {rapidsplithalf}: https://t.co/bLnJyEXyFH

[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

New publication! https://t.co/AZC5C4rHrV
🧵1/3 Here Sercan Kahveci examined several common and proposed approaches to computing the reliability of reaction time tasks, such as the dot-probe task and approach-avoidance task. Things don't look good for Cronbach's alpha.

[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

🧵2/3 Cronbach's alpha has a strong negative bias. Sercan confirmed in a small meta-analysis that this negative bias also occurs in empirical studies that compute both split-half and Cronbach's alpha.

[Department of Psychology, Univ. Salzburg @dept_psych_sbg]

Feierliche Eröffnung der Psychotherapieambulanz (Leitung Prof. Thomas Probst). 🥂🍾

Eine wichtige Weichenstellung für die Zukunft der @PLUS_1622

https://t.co/KTNQkTsBzZ

[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

@AnnKathrinArend Awesome, congratulations to you both! 🤩🎉

[Ann-Kathrin Arend @AnnKathrinArend]

I am very touched to receive this award for my dissertation. My academic journey has not always been easy, but it has been worth it. 🥲
I wish everyone still on their PhD journey good luck and perseverance.

[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

We are looking forward to seeing many esteemed colleagues at the #dgps2024! 👀
Jens Blecher, Julia Reichenberger, Matthias Aulbach, and @AnnKathrinArend will represent us in Vienna.

[Ann-Kathrin Arend @AnnKathrinArend]

New paper alert! 🤩
Our new paper deals with momentary emotions and food cravings in AN-R, AN-BP, BN, BED, and a control group without eating disorders. 🧵
Open access: https://t.co/NMDBMJYTKM
#eatingdisorders #emotionaleating #AcademicTwitter #scicomm

[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

we are looking forward to it! David Haag, Matthias Aulbach and @ChrisBrainberg from our lab will be there to present lates research on #MHealth, #EMA, #EatingBehavior and more✌️

[EHPS2024 @EHPS2024]

The EHPS 2024 Conference kicks off in just 7 days. Get ready for insightful discussions, networking opportunities, and unforgettable experiences. See you there! #EHPS #EHPS2024 @EHPSociety @EHPSCreaters @ehps_synergy @EHPSHabit @EHPSDigiHealth @EHPS_OS_SIG @easy_conf

[Eating Behavior Laboratory Salzburg @EatingLab_SBG]

Wir freuen uns schon sehr, die Fachgruppe im September 2025 in Salzburg begrüßen zu dürfen! 🥳 Es wird sicher ein toller Kongress, der die Vielfalt unseres Faches abbilden wird 🤩

[@dgps-gesundheit.bsky.social @DGPs_Gesundheit]

Wir freuen uns sehr, das Datum für den 17. Kongress der Fachgruppe bekannt geben zu können: 15.-19. Sept. 2025! 🥳 #SaveTheDate
Unser Dank gilt Prof. Dr. Jens Blechert @EatingLab_SBG, der den Kongress an der Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg @PLUS_1622 ausrichten wird 🙏

[Anne Roefs @EatingLab]

Want to come work with us? We have vacancy for a tenure-track assistant professor in our research group Eating Disorders & Obesity at Maastricht University. See: https://t.co/B8tplPk5mV @maastricht_fpn @MaastrichtU @maasuniversity