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SUBMITTER: Mroz JE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6299317 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mroz Joseph E JE Pullen Carol H CH Hageman Patricia A PA
Health psychology open 20180701 2
This study investigated whether women's initial reasons (health, appearance to others, or appearance to self) for wanting to lose weight influenced their weight change over a 30-month web-based intervention. Multilevel modeling with 1416 observations revealed that only appearance in relation to one's self was a significant (negative) predictor. Women highly motivated to lose weight to improve their appearance in relation to themselves gained weight at 30 months, whereas those not motivated for t ...[more]