Can social desirability interfere with success in a behavioral weight loss program?

Carels, Robert A.; Cacciapaglia, Holly; Rydin, Sofia; Douglass, Olivia M.; Harper, Jessica

doi:10.1080/14768320500102277

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“…Nevertheless, the average number of lapses recorded in the current study (M = 5.97, SD = .41) was considerably higher than that of other weight-related research (M = 2.7, SD = 1.9 [10], M = 1.5, SD = 1.7 [35]). The comparatively higher frequency seen in the current study lends support for the use of mobile phone applications for EMA investigations of dietary temptations and lapses.…”

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An Ecological Momentary Assessment of Lapse Occurrences in Dieters

2014

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An Ecological Momentary Assessment of Lapse Occurrences in Dieters

2014

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“…It has also been hypothesised that compensation when participants know that they are being given sugars differs from that when they are given sugars blind ( 4 , 5 ) . In the former conditions, psychological expectancy effects are more likely to occur, such as abstinence violation effects ( 6 , 7 ) , meaning that sugars can have both direct effects on energy intake and indirect effects by being the marker and sign of a less-healthy lifestyle that may include inactivity and surplus energy intake from all sources, notably from fat.…”

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Effects on obese women of the sugar sucrose added to the diet over 28 d: a quasi-randomised, single-blind, controlled trial

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To investigate whether obese women can compensate for sucrose added to the diet when it is given blind, rather than gaining weight or exhibiting dysfunctional regulation of intake, in the present study, forty-one healthy obese (BMI 30–35 kg/m2) women (age 20–50 years), not currently dieting, were randomly assigned to consume sucrose (n 20) or aspartame (n 21) drinks over 4 weeks in a parallel single-blind design. Over the 4 weeks, one group consumed 4 × 250 ml sucrose drinks (total 1800 kJ/d) and the other group consumed 4 × 250 ml aspartame drinks. During the baseline week and experimental weeks, body weight and other biometric data were measured and steps per day, food intake using 7 d unweighed food diaries, and mood using ten- or seven-point Likert scales four times a day were recorded. At the end of the experiment, the participants weighed 1·72 (se 0·47) kg less than the value predicted by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) model; the predicted body weight accounted for 94·3 % of the variance in the observed body weight and experimental group accounted for a further 1·1 % of the variance in the observed body weight, showing that women consuming sucrose drinks gained significantly less weight than predicted. The reported daily energy intake did not increase significantly, and sucrose supplements significantly reduced the reported voluntary sugar, starch and fat intake compared with aspartame. There were no effects on appetite or mood. Over 4 weeks, as part of everyday eating, sucrose given blind in soft drinks was partially compensated for by obese women, as in previous experiments with healthy and overweight participants.

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“…We suggest an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study to track experiences over time and get insight into the process of behavior change, among which lapsing and relapsing (46). EMA has been proven useful in measuring lapses and relapses in previous studies (47)(48)(49)(50)(51)(52), and therefore provides an opportunity to con rm the perceived predictors as identi ed in this study.…”

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Perspectives of health practitioners and the key population on predictors of relapse in physical activity and dietary behavior: a concept mapping study

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Steenhuis

Kroeze

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Background To prevent people from relapsing into unhealthy habits, insight into predictors of relapse in physical activity and dietary behavior is needed. Therefore, we aimed to explore predictors of relapse in physical activity and dietary behavior from the perspectives of health practitioners and the key population (i.e. adults who recently lost weight and experienced relapse). Methods We used concept mapping to collect data among five groups of health practitioners (N = 39) and three key population groups (N = 21). First participants’ ideas on potential predictors were collected. Subsequently, these ideas were individually sorted by relatedness and rated on importance. Concept maps were created for each group using principal component analysis and cluster analysis. Results In total 43 predictors were identified, of which the majority belonged to the individual domain compared to the environmental domain. Although the majority of perceived predictors were mentioned by both stakeholder groups, both groups had different opinions regarding the importance of predictors. Also, few predictors were mentioned by all practitioner groups, but not by the key population, and vice versa. Practitioners indicated change in daily structure, stress, lack of effective coping skills, habitual behavior, and lack of self-efficacy regarding losing weight as most important recurrent (i.e. mentioned in all practitioner groups) predictors. The key population indicated lifestyle imbalance or experiencing a life event, lack of perseverance, negative emotional state, abstinence violation effect, decrease in motivation and indulgence as most important recurrent predictors. Conclusions Both stakeholder groups predominantly rated individual factors as most important perceived predictors of relapse. The finding that both groups differed in opinion regarding importance of predictors or identified different predictors, may provide an opportunity to enhance lifestyle coaching by ensuring it is patient-centered and tailored.

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Can social desirability interfere with success in a behavioral weight loss program?

Cited by 17 publications

References 29 publications

An Ecological Momentary Assessment of Lapse Occurrences in Dieters

An Ecological Momentary Assessment of Lapse Occurrences in Dieters

Effects on obese women of the sugar sucrose added to the diet over 28 d: a quasi-randomised, single-blind, controlled trial

Perspectives of health practitioners and the key population on predictors of relapse in physical activity and dietary behavior: a concept mapping study

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