Attrition from self-directed interventions: Investigating the relationship between psychological predictors, intervention content and dropout from a body dissatisfaction intervention

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-37

  Geraghty, Adam W A ^a   Wood, Alex M ^b   Hyland, Michael E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attrition; Body dissatisfaction; Expectancy; Gratitude; Intervention; Locus of control; Positive psychology; UK

Indexed keywords

BASELINE SURVEY; COGNITION; ETHICS; GROUP BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF HELP;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; THINKING; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77953615287     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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