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ERIC Number: EJ861225
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-1499-4046
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Is Frequent Self-Weighing Associated with Poorer Body Satisfaction? Findings from a Phone-Based Weight Loss Trial
Welsh, Ericka M.; Sherwood, Nancy E.; VanWormer, Jeffrey J.; Hotop, Anne Marie; Jeffery, Robert W.
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, v41 n6 p425-428 Nov-Dec 2009
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/m[superscript 2]. 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 0.05. 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 = 0.006). There were no significant associations between self-weighing frequency and body satisfaction at 6 months (F = 0.55, P = 0.58). 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. (Contains 2 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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