An investigation of psychological, social and environmental correlates of obesity and weight gain in young women
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01/01/2006
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Objectives: This study explored the biological, psychological, social and environmental correlates of young women's current weight and retrospective 2-year weight change. Methods: A total of 790 young women (mean age 26.8 years), sampled from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, provided self-reported data on their height and weight, sociodemographics and a range of biological, psychological, social and environmental variables. Results: Several variables from all domains (biological, psychological, social support and environmental) were correlated with higher body mass index, and less strongly greater 2-year weight change. Key correlates included the tendency to never put on weight, no matter what; self-efficacy for avoiding weight gain, and for healthy eating; attention paid to weight; family support and friends' support/sabotage of physical activity/healthy eating; and perceived difficulty of taking the stairs rather than the elevator as part of the daily routine. Conclusions: Intervention strategies aimed at reducing weight gain and obesity may need to focus on social and environmental, as well as psychological factors; however, further research is necessary to confirm these findings given that a number of hypothesized associations were not observed.<br /><br /> |
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eng |
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Nature Pub. |
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http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30003677/ball-investigationofpsychological-2006.pdf http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30003677/n20060517.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0803267 |
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Palavras-Chave | #weight gain #young women #longitudinal #public health |
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Journal Article |