Social Determinants of Successful Weight Loss: An Analysis of Behavioral Intentions and Actual Behavior

Autor:	Eleanor B. Saltzer
Rok vydání:	1980
Předmět:	Social Psychology Social perception Weight Loss Program Social value orientations Body weight Developmental psychology Actual weight Weight loss medicine Normative Social determinants of health medicine.symptom Psychology Social psychology Applied Psychology Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Basic and Applied Social Psychology. 1:329-341
ISSN:	1532-4834 0197-3533
DOI:	10.1207/s15324834basp0104_4
Popis:	A prospective study associating prior beliefs with actual behaviors explored the relationship of behavioral intentions to success in weight reduction. Survey questionnaires were mailed to prospective clients of a weight-reduction clinic immediately prior to their beginning treatment. Questionnaires were returned by 115 female respondents who actually began the weight loss program. Of the 115 clients, 79 completed 6 weeks of the program, and 36 left the program in less than 6 weeks. Perceived social norms were significantly associated with behavioral intentions and with actual weight loss, whereas perceived personal consequences were not related to either behavioral intentions or actual behavior. The perceived expectations of close friends were the normative beliefs most predictive of weight-loss behavior.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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