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Download full textBlack, David R.; And Others – 1982
Health psychologists continue to have difficulty identifying prognostic indicators of weight loss success. Psychological, social, and demographic factors have been examined, but correlations with weight loss are disappointing. Actual behaviors or quantifications of specific actions and historical measures were examined for their validity in…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Health Programs, Intervention
Rotatori, Anthony F.; And Others – 1978
To test the effectiveness of behavioral approaches to weight control, 18 adult mentally retarded subjects were randomly assigned to a behavioral therapy or to a no-treatment control group. Behavioral therapy involved exposure to external and self reinforcement, stimulus control, simplified monitoring and recording, and energy expenditure…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Body Weight, Habit Formation
