Journal article
Daily weight monitoring as a method of weight gain prevention in healthy weight and overweight young adult women
Journal of health psychology, v 21(12), pp 2955-2965
Dec 2016
PMID: 26069272
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Abstract
Experimental research is needed to examine whether weight monitoring impacts weight and whether it has unintended harmful effects. This study randomly assigned 49 first-year university women (body mass index: 20-30 kg/m
) to daily weight monitoring or a control condition and measured weight, mood, body dissatisfaction, and unhealthy weight control behaviors at baseline and 8 weeks, and weight at 20-week follow-up. No harmful effects of daily weighing were detected; acceptability and adherence were high. Weight monitoring did not impact weight; both groups showed little weight gain. Results suggest that weight monitoring has minimal harmful effects and may be useful for preventing weight gain.
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- Title
- Daily weight monitoring as a method of weight gain prevention in healthy weight and overweight young adult women
- Creators
- Shawn N Katterman - Drexel University, USAMeghan L Butryn - Drexel University, USAMegan M Hood - Rush University Medical Center, USAMichael R Lowe - Drexel University, USA ml42@drexel.edu
- Publication Details
- Journal of health psychology, v 21(12), pp 2955-2965
- Publisher
- Sage; England
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000391465700018
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85001099573
- Other Identifier
- 991014877651804721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Clinical