:) Research support- Soetens- Participants were divided into restrained and unrestrained eaters. The groups were further subdivided into those who were either high or low on disinhibition. The disinhibited restrained group (people who tried to eat less but would often overeat) used more thought suppression than the other groups and also showed a rebound effect afterwards. This shows that trying to suppress thoughts of food can lead to thinking about it more, and therefore overeating.
:( Limited experimental effects- Wegner admits that the 'ironic effects' observed in research are not particularly significant. However, these effects may underlie more serious pathological forms of eating behaviour, so their influence could be considered important in terms of human costs if they can detect a chance of of disordered eating developing.
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