The associations of healthful weight-control behaviors with psychological distress and changes in body mass index among young adults

מאת: Elran-Barak R.
פורסם ב: Journal of Health Psychology
תיאור: The aim of this research is to study young adults who try to lose weight using only healthful weight-control behaviors.Secondary analyses of the US National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add-Health, N = 3,882) were performed. Females who used only healthful weight-control behaviors had lower self-esteem than females who did not try to lose weight, and less depressive symptoms than females who used unhealthful weight-control behaviors. Data suggested that females who used only healthful weight-control behaviors were at higher risk for gains in body mass index than females who did not try to lose weight. This study adds to the extant literature about weight-control behaviors by highlighting that people who try to lose weight using only healthful weight-control behaviors merit special attention from both scientific and practical points of view. © The Author(s) 2019.
SDGs : SDG 03  |  יחידות: מדעי הרווחה והבריאות  | מועד: 2021 |  קישור