Self-regulation and obesity: the role of executive function and delay discounting in the prediction of weight loss
© 2018 The Author(s) Obesity rates are rising worldwide. Executive function and delay discounting have been hypothesized to play important roles in the self-regulation of behavior, and may explain variance in weight loss treatment success. First, we compared individuals with obesity (n = 82) to heal...
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| author | Dassen, F. Houben, K. Allom, Vanessa Jansen, A. |
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| description | © 2018 The Author(s) Obesity rates are rising worldwide. Executive function and delay discounting have been hypothesized to play important roles in the self-regulation of behavior, and may explain variance in weight loss treatment success. First, we compared individuals with obesity (n = 82) to healthy weight controls (n = 71) on behavioral and self-report measures of executive function (working memory, inhibition and shifting) and delay discounting. Secondly, the individuals with obesity took part in a multidisciplinary weight loss program and we examined whether executive function and delay discounting predicted weight change. Individuals with obesity displayed weaker general and food-specific inhibition, and weaker self-reported executive function. Better behavioral working memory and better self-reported inhibition skills in daily life were predictive of greater weight loss. As findings are correlational, future studies should investigate the causal relationship between executive function and weight loss, and test whether intervening on executive function will lead to better prevention and treatment of obesity. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-690912018-06-29T12:35:36Z Self-regulation and obesity: the role of executive function and delay discounting in the prediction of weight loss Dassen, F. Houben, K. Allom, Vanessa Jansen, A. © 2018 The Author(s) Obesity rates are rising worldwide. Executive function and delay discounting have been hypothesized to play important roles in the self-regulation of behavior, and may explain variance in weight loss treatment success. First, we compared individuals with obesity (n = 82) to healthy weight controls (n = 71) on behavioral and self-report measures of executive function (working memory, inhibition and shifting) and delay discounting. Secondly, the individuals with obesity took part in a multidisciplinary weight loss program and we examined whether executive function and delay discounting predicted weight change. Individuals with obesity displayed weaker general and food-specific inhibition, and weaker self-reported executive function. Better behavioral working memory and better self-reported inhibition skills in daily life were predictive of greater weight loss. As findings are correlational, future studies should investigate the causal relationship between executive function and weight loss, and test whether intervening on executive function will lead to better prevention and treatment of obesity. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69091 10.1007/s10865-018-9940-9 Springer New York LLC restricted |
| spellingShingle | Dassen, F. Houben, K. Allom, Vanessa Jansen, A. Self-regulation and obesity: the role of executive function and delay discounting in the prediction of weight loss |
| title | Self-regulation and obesity: the role of executive function and delay discounting in the prediction of weight loss |
| title_full | Self-regulation and obesity: the role of executive function and delay discounting in the prediction of weight loss |
| title_fullStr | Self-regulation and obesity: the role of executive function and delay discounting in the prediction of weight loss |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-regulation and obesity: the role of executive function and delay discounting in the prediction of weight loss |
| title_short | Self-regulation and obesity: the role of executive function and delay discounting in the prediction of weight loss |
| title_sort | self-regulation and obesity: the role of executive function and delay discounting in the prediction of weight loss |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69091 |