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dc.contributor.authorWang, Monica L.
dc.contributor.authorHaughton, Christina F.
dc.contributor.authorFrisard, Christine
dc.contributor.authorPbert, Lori
dc.contributor.authorGeer, Christine
dc.contributor.authorLemon, Stephenie C.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:08:22.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T15:52:25Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T15:52:25Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-01
dc.date.submitted2017-06-30
dc.identifier.citationObesity (Silver Spring). 2017 Jan; 2016 Nov 15. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.21685">Link to article on publisher's site</a>
dc.identifier.issn1930-7381 (Linking)
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/oby.21685
dc.identifier.pmid27863126
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/29133
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: Examine bidirectional associations between weight perception and weight change over time among adults. METHODS: Data are from adult employees (N = 623) across 12 U.S. public high schools participating in a cluster-randomized multilevel weight gain prevention intervention. Data were collected at baseline, 12 months, and 24 months. Perceived weight status (very/somewhat underweight, just right, somewhat overweight, very overweight) were obtained via self-administered surveys. Weight (kg) was measured by trained staff. Change in weight was calculated as the difference between baseline weight and weight at each follow-up time point. Structural equation models were used to assess bidirectional associations of perceived weight status and change in weight over time. Models were adjusted for study condition, gender, age, race/ethnicity, education level, and previous time point. RESULTS: The sample was 65% female with a mean age of 44.6 (SD = 11.3). Nearly two thirds of the sample consisted of people with overweight (38.8%) or obesity (27.3%). Structural equation models indicated that baseline weight predicted subsequent perceived weight status (beta = 0.26; P < 0.001), whereas baseline perceived weight status did not predict subsequent change in weight, adjusting for previous time point and covariates. CONCLUSIONS: Results do not support bidirectional causality between weight perception and weight change in an adult sample.
dc.language.isoen_US
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dc.relation.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1002/oby.21685
dc.subjectCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectHealth Psychology
dc.subjectPreventive Medicine
dc.subjectPsychiatry and Psychology
dc.titlePerceived weight status and weight change among a U.S. adult sample
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)
dc.source.volume25
dc.source.issue1
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/1359
dc.identifier.contextkey10382257
html.description.abstract<p>OBJECTIVE: Examine bidirectional associations between weight perception and weight change over time among adults.</p> <p>METHODS: Data are from adult employees (N = 623) across 12 U.S. public high schools participating in a cluster-randomized multilevel weight gain prevention intervention. Data were collected at baseline, 12 months, and 24 months. Perceived weight status (very/somewhat underweight, just right, somewhat overweight, very overweight) were obtained via self-administered surveys. Weight (kg) was measured by trained staff. Change in weight was calculated as the difference between baseline weight and weight at each follow-up time point. Structural equation models were used to assess bidirectional associations of perceived weight status and change in weight over time. Models were adjusted for study condition, gender, age, race/ethnicity, education level, and previous time point.</p> <p>RESULTS: The sample was 65% female with a mean age of 44.6 (SD = 11.3). Nearly two thirds of the sample consisted of people with overweight (38.8%) or obesity (27.3%). Structural equation models indicated that baseline weight predicted subsequent perceived weight status (beta = 0.26; P < 0.001), whereas baseline perceived weight status did not predict subsequent change in weight, adjusting for previous time point and covariates.</p> <p>CONCLUSIONS: Results do not support bidirectional causality between weight perception and weight change in an adult sample.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathfaculty_pubs/1359
dc.contributor.departmentPrevention Research Center
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
dc.source.pages223-228


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