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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2016 Jun;21(2):289-95.
doi: 10.1007/s40519-015-0209-9. Epub 2015 Aug 2.

Psychosocial predictors of emotional eating and their weight-loss treatment-induced changes in women with obesity

James J Annesi  1   2 , Nicole Mareno  3 , Kristin McEwen  4
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Psychosocial predictors of emotional eating and their weight-loss treatment-induced changes in women with obesity

James J Annesi et al. Eat Weight Disord. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed at assessing whether psychosocial predictors of controlled eating and weight loss also predict emotional eating, and how differing weight-loss treatment methods affect those variables.

Methods: Women with obesity (M = 47.8 ± 7.9 years; BMI = 35.4 ± 3.3 kg/m(2)) were randomized into groups of either phone-supported self-help (Self-Help; n = 50) or in-person contact (Personal Contact; n = 53) intended to increase exercise, improve eating behaviors, and reduce weight over 6 months.

Results: A multiple regression analysis indicated that at baseline mood, self-regulating eating, body satisfaction, and eating-related self-efficacy significantly predicted emotional eating (R (2) = 0.35), with mood and self-efficacy as independent predictors. Improvements over 6 months on each psychosocial measure were significantly greater in the Personal Contact group. Changes in mood, self-regulation, body satisfaction, and self-efficacy significantly predicted emotional eating change (R (2) = 0.38), with all variables except self-regulation change being an independent predictor. Decreased emotional eating was significantly associated with weight loss.

Conclusion: Findings suggest that weight-loss interventions should _target specific psychosocial factors to improve emotional eating. The administration of cognitive-behavioral methods through personal contact might be more beneficial for those improvements than self-help formats.

Keywords: Body satisfaction; Emotional eating; Mood; Self-efficacy; Self-regulation.

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