Differential relation of psychological functioning with the history and experience of weight cycling.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Two measures of weight cycling and indexes of psychological functioning were examined in a large sample of dieters. History of weight cycling was assessed to include number of dieting attempts, total lifetime weight lost and regained, and number of weight cycles over 20 lb (9.1 kg). Experience of weight cycling measured perception of being a yo-yo dieter and perceived success at maintaining past weight losses. Experience was more strongly related than history to all psychological measures. Further, when controlling for the effects of age, body mass index, and experience, the relation between history and the psychological variables was nonsignificant. This finding suggests that an individual's perception of being a weight cycler may be more related to psychological problems than the actual number of pounds lost and regained over time.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Friedman, MA; Schwartz, MB; Brownell, KD
Published Date
- August 1998
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 66 / 4
Start / End Page
- 646 - 650
PubMed ID
- 9735581
Pubmed Central ID
- 9735581
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1939-2117
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0022-006X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1037//0022-006x.66.4.646
Language
- eng