TY - JOUR
T1 - A longitudinal evaluation of dietary restraint and its relationship to changes in body weight
AU - Klesges, Robert C.
AU - Klem, Mary L.
AU - Epkins, Catherine C.
AU - Klesges, Lisa M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by two grants awarded to the first author by the National Heart. Lung, and Blood Institute (HL36553, HL39332) and a Centers of Excellence grant awarded to the Department of Psychology, Memphis State University, by the state of Tennessee. The authors gratefully acknowledge David Wilkins for his assistance in the preparation of this manuscript.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the impact of changes in dietary restraint (chronic dieting) on changes in body weight over time. Subjects were 305 (98 male, 207 female) adults. At pretest, subjects completed a restrained eating questionaire (Herman & Polivy, 1980), as well as reporting height, weight, gender, race, and age. Subjects were recontacted 2 1/2 years later and were reassessed on these same variables. Results indicated that restrained eating scores showed a high degree of consistency over a 2-1/2-year period (intraclass correlation = .74). Over time, males gained more weight than females and normal-weight subjects gained more weight over time than overweight subjects. No relationship was found between dietary restraint and weight gain over time. The potential interactions between energy balance and body weight are discussed.
AB - The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the impact of changes in dietary restraint (chronic dieting) on changes in body weight over time. Subjects were 305 (98 male, 207 female) adults. At pretest, subjects completed a restrained eating questionaire (Herman & Polivy, 1980), as well as reporting height, weight, gender, race, and age. Subjects were recontacted 2 1/2 years later and were reassessed on these same variables. Results indicated that restrained eating scores showed a high degree of consistency over a 2-1/2-year period (intraclass correlation = .74). Over time, males gained more weight than females and normal-weight subjects gained more weight over time than overweight subjects. No relationship was found between dietary restraint and weight gain over time. The potential interactions between energy balance and body weight are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0306-4603(91)90030-L
DO - 10.1016/0306-4603(91)90030-L
M3 - Article
C2 - 1776553
AN - SCOPUS:0026086434
SN - 0306-4603
VL - 16
SP - 363
EP - 368
JO - Addictive Behaviors
JF - Addictive Behaviors
IS - 5
ER -