Coaction of Obesity Treatment–Associated Changes in Physical Activity and Emotional Eating: Mediation by Body Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
pp. 109019812110292
Author(s):  
James J. Annesi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Eating ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Obesity Treatment ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Activity Increase ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Obesity Interventions

Background Research on coaction suggests improvements in physical activity and emotional eating will occur in a reciprocal manner. Aims To determine if changes in body satisfaction mediate relations between physical activity and emotional eating changes and if age affects degree of change in those variables. Method Groups of early adult ( n = 43) and middle-age ( n = 52) women participants of a community-based obesity treatment were assessed on behavioral and psychological variables over 3 and 6 months. Results Improvements in physical activity, anxiety-related emotional eating, body satisfaction, anxiety, and exercise self-efficacy were significant overall. Early adults demonstrated greater reductions in emotional eating. Physical activity increase over 3 months significantly predicted 6-month reduction in emotional eating but not vice versa. Body satisfaction change significantly mediated the physical activity–emotional eating relationships. Changes in anxiety and exercise self-efficacy moderated activity → emotional eating and body satisfaction → physical activity relationships, respectively. Conclusion Findings can inform both theory and behavioral obesity interventions.

scholarly journals Changes in Primary School Children's Behaviour, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Environments Related to Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISRN Obesity ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthea Margaret Magarey ◽  
Tahna Lee Pettman ◽  
Annabelle Wilson ◽  
Nadia Mastersson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Mixed Methods Evaluation ◽  
Obesity Interventions ◽  
Children’S Behaviour ◽  
Behaviour Changes

Rigorous evaluation of large-scale community-based obesity interventions can provide important guidance to policy and decision makers. The eat well be active (ewba) Community Programs, a five-year multilevel, multistrategy community-based obesity intervention targeting children in a range of settings, was delivered in two communities. A comprehensive mixed-methods evaluation using a quasiexperimental design with nonmatched comparison communities was undertaken. This paper describes the changes in primary school children's attitudes, behaviours, knowledge, and environments associated with healthy eating and physical activity, based on data from six questionnaires completed pre- and postintervention by students, parents, and school representatives. As self-reported by students in years from five to seven there were few significant improvements over time in healthy eating and physical activity behaviours, attitudes, knowledge, and perceived environments, and there were few changes in the home environment (parent report). Overall there were considerably more improvements in intervention compared with comparison schools affecting all environmental areas, namely, policy, physical, financial, and sociocultural, in addition to improvements in teacher skill and knowledge. These improvements in children's learning environments are important and likely to be sustainable as they reflect a change of school culture. More sensitive evaluation tools may detect behaviour changes.

'Effectiveness Of A Peer Support Intervention Program On Obesity Control Among Women In A Rural Area Of Turkey' (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berna Bilgin Şahin ◽  
Erhan Eser
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
The Body ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Support Intervention ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Obesity Interventions

BACKGROUND Obesity in women is one of the leading public health problems globally. Peer support interventions have been effective in many areas of health promotion, and they have also been successful in obesity prevention and treatment. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this research was to reduce the Body Mass Index, fat ratio, and fat amount of the targeted women through the support of their peers (leading women) by regulating nutrition and improving physical activity in a rural community. METHODS This is a quasi-experimental obesity peer-led intervention study called the Leading Woman Model. At baseline, the obesity prevalence was found to be 60.5% among women aged 18–64 (n = 655) living in a rural district of Turkey. Of the participants (n = 137), 86.9% completed the 3rd month and 78.1% the 6th month of the intervention. Leading women (n = 11) were recruited from the community to supervise and monitor their own target groups of women during the intervention, which included supervised balanced nutrition and regular physical activity. RESULTS The mean age of the target intervention group was 42.8 ± 12.2. Significant improvements were observed in the body weight of the participating in the 3rd (-1.15 ± 2.51 kg) and 6th month (-1.13 ± 4.15 kg) of the intervention (p <0.05). Of the women, 10.9% lost at least 5% of their weight by the 3rd month and 13.1% by the 6th month of intervention, and 8.4% and 11.2% of the women achieved a better BMI category in the 3rd and 6th month of intervention, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Community-based obesity interventions are challenging but much more promising than those based at a facility. We suggest the Leading Women Model for community-based obesity interventions in women.

A Community-Based Exergaming Physical Activity Program Improves Readiness-to-Change and Self-Efficacy Among Rural-Residing Older Adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 432-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashleigh J. Sowle ◽  
Sarah L. Francis ◽  
Jennifer A. Margrett ◽  
Mack C. Shelley ◽  
Warren D. Franke
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Activity Program ◽  
Reported Health

Rural-residing older adults (OA) are not meeting physical activity (PA) recommendations, such that identifying methods of increasing PA among OA remains an ongoing challenge. This study evaluated the effect of a community-based exergaming program on PA readiness-to-change and self-efficacy among rural-residing OA (n = 265). There was a significant (p = .008) increase in readiness-to-change classification from PRE to POST. Significant increases in self-efficacy, or confidence in their ability to be physically active for a prescribed period of time, were detected for 35 (p = .011) and 40 min (p = .035) of continuous PA. PA self-efficacy change for 35 min of continuous PA (F [3,137] = 3.973, p = .010) and 40 min of continuous PA (F [3,137) = 2.893, p = .038) were influenced by the interaction between PRE self-reported health and PRE PA readiness-to-change levels. Results suggest that an exergaming-themed PA intervention is effective at increasing PA participation and self-efficacy for PA among rural-residing OA.

Association of Decline in Physical Activity With Increased Negative Mood Following the Weight-Loss Phase in Women Enrolled in a Cognitive Behavioral Obesity Treatment

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-342
Author(s):  
James J. Annesi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Initial Treatment ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Obesity Treatment ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Mood Change ◽  
Management Behaviors

Background: Physical activity (PA)–related mood improvement is important because it positively affects predictors of weight-management behaviors. Methods: Decline in PA, mood, and exercise self-efficacy after an initial 6 months of gains were assessed in 93 women in a behavioral obesity treatment. Results: Reduction in change in PA during months 6 to 24, but not actual PA, significantly predicted increased negative mood. For participants whose negative mood increased, their 7 days per week PA regimens were reduced by ∼2.5 days per week versus ∼1 day per week without an increase. Exercise self-efficacy significantly mediated the PA–mood change relationship. Conclusions: Mood-related benefits of sustaining PA beyond initial treatment months were clarified.

Implementation of Lifestyle Modification Program Focusing on Physical Activity and Dietary Habits in a Large Group, Community-Based Setting

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Stoutenberg ◽  
Ashley Falcon ◽  
Kris Arheart ◽  
Selina Stasi ◽  
Francia Portacio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Large Group ◽  
Group Format ◽  
Lifestyle Modification Program

Background. Lifestyle modification programs improve several health-related behaviors, including physical activity (PA) and nutrition. However, few of these programs have been expanded to impact a large number of individuals in one setting at one time. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether a PA- and nutrition-based lifestyle modification program could be effectively conducted using a large group format in a community-based setting. Method. One hundred twenty-one participants enrolled in a 16-week, community-based lifestyle modification program and separated in small teams of 13 to 17 individuals. Height, weight, fruit and vegetable (FAV) consumption, physical fitness, and several psychosocial measures were assessed before and after the program. Results. Significant improvements in 6-minute walk distance (+68.3 m; p < .001), chair stands (+6.7 repetitions; p < .001), FAV servings (+1.8 servings/day; p < .001), body weight (−3.2 lbs; p < .001), as well as PA social support and eating habits self-efficacy were observed. Our lifestyle modification program was also successful in shifting participants to higher levels of stages of change for nutrition and PA, increasing overall levels of self-efficacy for healthy eating, and improving levels of social support for becoming more active. Conclusions. A lifestyle modification program can be successfully implemented in a community setting using a large group format to improve PA and FAV attitudes and behaviors.

scholarly journals Manipulating Self-Avatar Body Dimensions in Virtual Worlds to Complement an Internet-Delivered Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Overweight Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 4045
Author(s):  
Jessica Navarro ◽  
Ausiàs Cebolla ◽  
Roberto Llorens ◽  
Adrián Borrego ◽  
Rosa M. Baños
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Online Intervention ◽  
The Body ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Body Dimensions ◽  
Overweight Women ◽  
Efficacy Expectations ◽  
Relevant Variables

Virtual reality has been found to be a useful tool for positively influencing relevant psychological variables in order to increase physical activity (PA), especially in the overweight population. This study investigates the use of avatars and their physical variations to extend the effectiveness of existing interventions to promote PA. The main objective is to analyze the influence of the avatars’ body dimensions on the efficacy of an Internet intervention to increase PA levels and improve other relevant variables (motivation toward PA, enjoyment, anxiety, self-efficacy, and PA goals). A total of 42 overweight women received a brief online intervention, and they were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: the “Ideal avatar” (IAC: participants are represented by avatars with ideal body dimensions); the “Real avatar” (RAC: participants are represented by avatars with participants’ current body dimensions); and the “Non avatar” (NAC: participants are not represented by avatars). Results showed that the online intervention was effective in increasing PA practice and self-efficacy expectations. However, manipulating the body dimensions of avatars did not improve this intervention, although ideal avatars helped to reduce the anxiety experienced during PA in this population.

scholarly journals Emotional eating and physical activity self-efficacy as pathways in the association between depressive symptoms and adiposity indicators

2010 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 1031-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Konttinen ◽  
Karri Silventoinen ◽  
Sirpa Sarlio-Lähteenkorva ◽  
Satu Männistö ◽  
Ari Haukkala
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Emotional Eating

scholarly journals Sociodemographic and psychological variables, physical activity and quality of life in elderly at Unati Campinas, São Paulo

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valéria Melo Claudino Alves ◽  
Vinícius Nagy Soares ◽  
Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira ◽  
Paula Teixeira Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
The Self ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Psychological Domain

Abstract Introduction: Although previous studies have characterized the sociodemographic profile and physical activity level of older people at the Universities of the Third Age (Unati - Universidade Aberta da Terceira Idade), there are research gaps regarding the relationship of these variables with the psychological aspects and the quality of life. Objective: To assess the relationship between sociodemographic and psychological variables, physical activity level and quality of life (QoL) in older people at Unati in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Method: This is a cross-sectional study that recruited 116 older participants of both gender, aged between 60 and 89 years. They were submitted to the following tests: the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), the Wagnild & Young’s Resilience Scale (RS), the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), the WHOQOL BREF, the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ20) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The data were analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov, chi-squared, Fisher’s exact, t- and Mann-Whitney U tests, as well as the generalized linear models. Results: Self-esteem was associated with age, income, schooling level, membership time, and the psychological domain of the WHOQOL-BREF (p < 0.05). Resilience was associated with the schooling level and the psychological domain of the WHOQOL-BREF (p < 0.05), and the self-efficacy with the psychological domain of the WHOQOL-BREF. Common mental disorders were related to the physical and psychological domains of the WHOQOL-BREF, as well as the self-efficacy and being male. The physical activity level showed no correlation with the psychological aspects and the sociodemographic variables studied (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The sociodemographic variables influence emotional aspects, particularly older people’s self-esteem and resilience at Unati. Additionally, the psychological domain of the WHOQOL-BREF was a predictor of all the emotional variables in this sample.

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