Is Frequent Self-weighing Associated with Poorer Body Satisfaction? Findings from a Phone-based Weight Loss Trial

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 425-428

  Welsh, Ericka M ^a   Sherwood, Nancy E ^a,b   VanWormer, Jeffrey J ^a   Hotop, Anne Marie ^a   Jeffery, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

body satisfaction; self weighing; weight loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF CARE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 70350506344     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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