"STOP Regain": Are There Negative Effects of Daily Weighing?

Autor/inn/en	Wing, Rena R.; Tate, Deborah F.; Gorin, Amy A.; Raynor, Hollie A.; Fava, Joseph L.; Machan, Jason
Titel	"STOP Regain": Are There Negative Effects of Daily Weighing?
Quelle	In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75 (2007) 4, S.652-656 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-006X
Schlagwörter	Psychological Patterns; Maintenance; Intervention; Depression (Psychology); Eating Habits; Body Weight; Self Control; Internet; Success; Dietetics; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Körpergewicht; Selbstbeherrschung; Erfolg; Ernährungslehre; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	Several recent studies suggest that daily weighing is important for long-term weight control, but concerns have been raised about possible adverse psychological effects. The "STOP Regain" clinical trial provides a unique opportunity to examine this issue both cross-sectionally and prospectively. Successful weight losers (N = 314) were randomly assigned to a control or to a face-to-face or Internet intervention designed to help them maintain their weight loss and were then followed for 18 months. The intervention groups reported increases in daily self-weighing, which were associated with successful weight loss maintenance. We found no evidence that increases in frequency of weighing or daily weighing per se had any adverse effects in this study population. Rather, increases in self-weighing were associated with increases in dietary restraint (p less than 0.001), decreases in disinhibition (p less than 0.003), and decreases in depressive symptoms (p less than 0.002). Moreover, those who weighed daily at 18 months were less likely to report having = 4 binge episodes per month (p = 0.03). Daily weighing appears to be an important aspect of weight loss maintenance and was not associated with adverse psychological effects. (Author).
Anmerkungen	American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org/publications
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10