James J Annesi1,2. 1. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. 2. Central Coast YMCA, Monterey, CA.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Treatments for obesity focused on improving self-regulation, self-efficacy, and mood demonstrated promise for inducing maintained weight loss. However, they might be improved if tailored to subjects' psychological predispositions. METHODS: The study sample was of women (N = 139) with obesity (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2). After classification of the subjects as low self-regulation (n = 23), high negative mood (n = 16), high emotional eating (n = 24), low body satisfaction (n = 25), and no predisposition (n = 51), multiple regression models were fit. RESULTS: Changes in self-regulation, self-efficacy, and mood over 3 months significantly predicted 6-month change in weight (R2 = 0.17-0.50). Except for the negative mood grouping, changes in self-regulation contributed most strongly to the explained variances in weight loss. CONCLUSION: Findings contributed to the limited research on tailoring obesity treatments to individual psychological characteristics. Regardless of characteristics, the value of increasing self-regulatory skills to address lifestyle barriers and improving mood through increased physical activity was indicated.
INTRODUCTION: Treatments for obesity focused on improving self-regulation, self-efficacy, and mood demonstrated promise for inducing maintained weight loss. However, they might be improved if tailored to subjects' psychological predispositions. METHODS: The study sample was of women (N = 139) with obesity (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2). After classification of the subjects as low self-regulation (n = 23), high negative mood (n = 16), high emotional eating (n = 24), low body satisfaction (n = 25), and no predisposition (n = 51), multiple regression models were fit. RESULTS: Changes in self-regulation, self-efficacy, and mood over 3 months significantly predicted 6-month change in weight (R2 = 0.17-0.50). Except for the negative mood grouping, changes in self-regulation contributed most strongly to the explained variances in weight loss. CONCLUSION: Findings contributed to the limited research on tailoring obesity treatments to individual psychological characteristics. Regardless of characteristics, the value of increasing self-regulatory skills to address lifestyle barriers and improving mood through increased physical activity was indicated.
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