Using Implementation Intentions to Self-incentivise Weight-loss
Overweight
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Overweight
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged 18+
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable or unwilling to complete questionnaire
Sites / Locations
- Online study
- University of Manchester
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Control
Intervention 1
Intervention 2
Intervention 3
Participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire.
Single self-incentivising implementation intention After completing a questionnaire, participants will be asked to form a self-incentivising implementation intention: Research shows that rewarding yourself for success can help you to lose weight, but that people often forget to reward themselves. We want you to plan to reward yourself if you achieve your personal weight-loss goal, at the end of 4 weeks. To help you do this, we would like you to complete the following sentence by telling us how you will reward yourself. Please complete the following sentence with a reward of your own choosing. If I lose at least ___lbs/kg by the end of 4 weeks, then I will reward myself by… **Drop down menu** Learning a new skill...
Multiple self-incentivising implementation intentions After completing a questionnaire, participants will be asked to form self-incentivising implementation intentions: Research shows that rewarding yourself for success can help you to lose weight, but that people often forget to reward themselves. We want you to plan to reward yourself if you achieve your personal weight-loss goal, at the end of 4 weeks. To help you do this, we would like you to complete the following sentence by telling us how you will reward yourself. You can choose as many rewards as you like! Please complete the following sentence with a reward of your own choosing. If I lose at least ___lbs/kg by the end of 4 weeks, then I will reward myself by… and/or… **Drop down menu** Learning a new skill...
Self-generated self-incentivising implementation intentions After completing a questionnaire, participants will be asked to form a self-incentivising implementation intention: Research shows that rewarding yourself for success can help you to lose weight, but that people often forget to reward themselves. We want you to plan to reward yourself if you achieve your personal weight-loss goal, at the end of 4 weeks. To help you do this, we would like you to complete the following sentence by telling us how you will reward yourself. Please complete the following sentence with a reward of your own choosing. If I lose at least ___lbs/kg by the end of 4 weeks, then I will reward myself by…