How interindividual differences shape approach-avoidance behavior: Relating self-report and diagnostic measures of interindividual differences to behavioral …

K Fricke, S Vogel - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Responding to stimuli in ambiguous environments is partially governed by approach-
avoidance tendencies. Imbalances in these approach-avoidance behaviors are implicated …

Assessment of automatically activated approach–avoidance biases across appetitive substances

N Kakoschke, L Albertella, RSC Lee… - Current Addiction …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Automatic approach–avoidance tendencies drive excessive
intake of drugs and unhealthy food. Dual-process models of behaviour propose that strong …

Test-retest reliability of a smartphone-based approach-avoidance task: Effects of retest period, stimulus type, and demographics

HG Zech, P Gable, WW van Dijk… - Behavior Research …, 2023 - Springer
The approach-avoidance task (AAT) is an implicit task that measures people's behavioral
tendencies to approach or avoid stimuli in the environment. In recent years, it has been used …

Healthiness matters: Approach motivation for healthy food in overweight and obese individuals

S Moore, D Rudaizky, C MacLeod, L Dondzilo - Appetite, 2022 - Elsevier
It is well documented that approach tendencies for appetitive substances play a role in
certain unhealthy patterns of consumption. However, it remains uncertain whether …

Differential orbitofrontal cortex responses to chocolate images while performing an approach–avoidance task in the MRI environment

A Lender, J Wirtz, M Kronbichler, S Kahveci, S Kühn… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Chocolate is one of the most frequently craved foods, and it often challenges
self-regulation. These cravings may be underpinned by a neural facilitation of approach …

Food approach dynamics in daily life: Speed and force of food approach movements fluctuate with hunger, but less so for people with high BMI.

HG Zech, WW van Dijk, LF van Dillen - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Researchers have suggested that the overconsumption of food, alcohol, and drugs could be
explained by chronically elevated approach tendencies to rewarding but unhealthy stimuli …

Relationship between work-family conflict and unhealthy eating: Does eating style matter?

M Shukri, F Jones, M Conner - Appetite, 2018 - Elsevier
There is increasing evidence to suggest that work–family conflict is implicated in poor eating
patterns. Yet, the underlying mechanism remains unexplored. The objectives of the present …

[HTML][HTML] The only constant is change: Stable vs. variable aspects of food approach bias relate differently to food craving and intake

H van Alebeek, M Röttger, S Kahveci, J Blechert… - Appetite, 2025 - Elsevier
The tendency to approach food faster than to avoid it (ie, approach bias) is thought to
facilitate food intake, particularly foods that conflict with one's dietary goals. However, this …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual Reality Assessment of a High-Calorie Food Bias: Replication and Food-Specificity in Healthy Participants

PA Schroeder, E Collantoni, J Lohmann… - Behavioural Brain …, 2024 - Elsevier
Structured Abstract Background Theoretical models and behavioural studies indicate faster
approach behaviour for high-calorie food (approach bias) among healthy participants. A …

Innovative treatment approaches in gambling disorder

L Snippe, M Boffo, SH Stewart, G Dom, RW Wiers - Gambling disorder, 2019 - Springer
Excessive gambling behavior is a complex psychopathological phenomenon, characterized
by the interaction of multiple etiological factors and by a very heterogeneous …