Information de reference pour ce titreAccession Number: | 00134373-200911000-00009.
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Author: | Welsh, Ericka M. MPH 1; Sherwood, Nancy E. PhD 1,2; VanWormer, Jeffrey J. MS 1; Hotop, Anne Marie MS, MA 1; Jeffery, Robert W. PhD 1
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Institution: | (1)University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2)HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
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Title: | Is Frequent Self-weighing Associated with Poorer Body Satisfaction? Findings from a Phone-based Weight Loss Trial.[Miscellaneous]
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Source: | Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior. 41(6):425-428, November/December 2009.
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Abstract: | Objective: To examine the effect of self-weighing frequency on weight change and body satisfaction.
Design: Observational study based on findings from a 6-month randomized controlled telephone-based weight loss trial. Data collected at baseline and 6 months.
Setting: Metropolitan community-based sample.
Participants: Sixty-three obese adults. Mean age 49.5 years, 82% percent white, and 79% female. Mean body mass index at baseline was 34.2 kg/m2.
Main Outcome Measures: Change in weight and body satisfaction.
Analysis: General linear model regression was used to assess the effect of self-weighing on outcomes of interest. Statistical significance was set at [alpha] level .05. Treatment group and baseline values of dependent variables included as covariates in all analyses.
Results: Participants who increased their frequency of self-weighing over the 6-month period demonstrated significantly better weight loss outcomes than those who maintained or decreased their frequency of self-weighing (-6.8 kg vs -3.1 kg, F = 8.59, P = .006). There were no significant associations between self-weighing frequency and body satisfaction at 6 months (F = 0.55, P = .58).
Conclusions and Implications: These findings support frequent self-weighing for weight control. There appears to be little or no effect of self-weighing on body satisfaction. Future research should replicate these findings across a larger, more diverse population of overweight adults.
(C)2009 Elsevier, Inc.
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Author Keywords: | self-weighing; weight loss; body satisfaction.
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Language: | English.
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Document Type: | Research Brief.
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ISSN: | 1499-4046
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NLM Journal Code: | 101132622
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