N-of-1 study of weight loss maintenance assessing predictors of physical activity, adherence to weight loss plan and weight change

Psychology and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 686-708

  Kwasnicka, Dominika ^a,b   Dombrowski, Stephan U ^c   White, Martin ^d   Sniehotta, Falko F ^e,f  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behaviour change maintenance; n of 1 study; theory; weight loss maintenance

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF-CONTROL; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 85015719288     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2017.1293057     Document Type: Article

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