Differential relation of psychological functioning with the history and experience of weight cycling

被引：24

作者：

Friedman, MA ^{[1
]}

Schwartz, MB ^{[1
]}

Brownell, KD ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Yale Univ, Dept Psychol, New Haven, CT 06520 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY | 1998年 / 66卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1037/0022-006X.66.4.646

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

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.

引用

页码：646 / 650

页数：5

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