Changes in self-esteem in participants associated with Weightloss and Maintenance of Commercial Weight Management Programme
Introduction and methods: This study examined associations between weight loss, its maintenance and self-esteem in 292 members of a commercial weight management organisation, Slimming World. Self-esteem was measured with the Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire adapted to 5-point Likert scales. Assoc...
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| author | Stubbs, James Hillier, Sarah Pallister, Carolyn Avery, Amanda McConnon, Aine Lavin, Jacquie |
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| description | Introduction and methods: This study examined associations between weight loss, its maintenance and self-esteem in 292 members of a commercial weight management organisation, Slimming World. Self-esteem was measured with the Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire adapted to 5-point Likert scales. Associations between dimensions of self-esteem and weight change were examined by correlation and regression using the GENSTAT 5 statistical program.
Results: Mean (SD) weight on joining the CWMO was 89.0 (20.0) kg; time taken to reach current weight was 16.3 (13.5) months. Mean (SD) weight change was -15.6 (11.4) kg and BMI change was -5.7 (4.0) (both p < 0.001), maintained for 11.7 (12.8) months. Percent variance in weight change associated with each component of self-esteem is given in parentheses. All weight changes were negative. Participants reported a decrease in sense of failure (3.9%) and an increase in self-respect (3.0%) and self-pride (2.4%). Self-satisfaction (12.8%), feelings of self-achievement (10.6%), positive attitudes towards themselves (9.9%), sense of self-worth (10.6%) and self-efficacy (7.3%) all significantly increased in association with reaching and maintaining their current weight (all p < 0.001). Multiple regression analysis showed that age, gender, height and start weight accounted for 35.4% of the variance in weight change. Self-esteem components of the model accounted for 50.4% of the variance in weight change.
Conclusion: Successful weight loss and maintenance was associated with significant reported improvements in self-esteem in members of a Commercial Weight Management Organisation. |
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| spelling | nottingham-431992020-05-04T17:10:44Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43199/ Changes in self-esteem in participants associated with Weightloss and Maintenance of Commercial Weight Management Programme Stubbs, James Hillier, Sarah Pallister, Carolyn Avery, Amanda McConnon, Aine Lavin, Jacquie Introduction and methods: This study examined associations between weight loss, its maintenance and self-esteem in 292 members of a commercial weight management organisation, Slimming World. Self-esteem was measured with the Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire adapted to 5-point Likert scales. Associations between dimensions of self-esteem and weight change were examined by correlation and regression using the GENSTAT 5 statistical program. Results: Mean (SD) weight on joining the CWMO was 89.0 (20.0) kg; time taken to reach current weight was 16.3 (13.5) months. Mean (SD) weight change was -15.6 (11.4) kg and BMI change was -5.7 (4.0) (both p < 0.001), maintained for 11.7 (12.8) months. Percent variance in weight change associated with each component of self-esteem is given in parentheses. All weight changes were negative. Participants reported a decrease in sense of failure (3.9%) and an increase in self-respect (3.0%) and self-pride (2.4%). Self-satisfaction (12.8%), feelings of self-achievement (10.6%), positive attitudes towards themselves (9.9%), sense of self-worth (10.6%) and self-efficacy (7.3%) all significantly increased in association with reaching and maintaining their current weight (all p < 0.001). Multiple regression analysis showed that age, gender, height and start weight accounted for 35.4% of the variance in weight change. Self-esteem components of the model accounted for 50.4% of the variance in weight change. Conclusion: Successful weight loss and maintenance was associated with significant reported improvements in self-esteem in members of a Commercial Weight Management Organisation. Symbiosis 2015-06-15 Article PeerReviewed Stubbs, James, Hillier, Sarah, Pallister, Carolyn, Avery, Amanda, McConnon, Aine and Lavin, Jacquie (2015) Changes in self-esteem in participants associated with Weightloss and Maintenance of Commercial Weight Management Programme. Obesity & control therapies : open access, 2 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2374-8354 http://dx.doi.org/10.15226/2374-8354/2/1/00115 doi:10.15226/2374-8354/2/1/00115 doi:10.15226/2374-8354/2/1/00115 |
| spellingShingle | Stubbs, James Hillier, Sarah Pallister, Carolyn Avery, Amanda McConnon, Aine Lavin, Jacquie Changes in self-esteem in participants associated with Weightloss and Maintenance of Commercial Weight Management Programme |
| title | Changes in self-esteem in participants associated with Weightloss and Maintenance of Commercial Weight Management Programme |
| title_full | Changes in self-esteem in participants associated with Weightloss and Maintenance of Commercial Weight Management Programme |
| title_fullStr | Changes in self-esteem in participants associated with Weightloss and Maintenance of Commercial Weight Management Programme |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes in self-esteem in participants associated with Weightloss and Maintenance of Commercial Weight Management Programme |
| title_short | Changes in self-esteem in participants associated with Weightloss and Maintenance of Commercial Weight Management Programme |
| title_sort | changes in self-esteem in participants associated with weightloss and maintenance of commercial weight management programme |
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