Duarte, C orcid.org/0000-0002-6566-273X, Stubbs, J, Pinto-Gouveia, J et al. (4 more authors) (2017) The Impact of Self-Criticism and Self-Reassurance on Weight-Related Affect and Well-Being in Participants of a Commercial Weight Management Programme. Obesity Facts, 10 (2). pp. 65-75. ISSN 1662-4025
Abstract
Objective: Certain psychological and emotional factors can undermine attempts at weight management. Previously we have found that shame and self-criticism were significantly associated with disinhibition and perceived hunger in 2,236 participants of a weight management programme. This effect was fully mediated through weight-related negative affect. The present study examined the impact of self-criticism and self-reassurance on well-being and whether it was mediated by weight-related affect in the same population. Methods: Participants completed an online survey of measures of self-criticism and self-reassurance, and negative and positive affect associated with weight and well-being. Results: Path analysis suggested that self-criticism was significantly associated with decreased well-being, both directly and indirectly, mediated by increased negative and decreased positive weight-related affect. Self-reassurance had a stronger association with increased well-being by predicting lower negative and increased positive weight-related affect. All effects were significant at p < 0.001. Conclusion: Self-criticism and self-reassurance were related to well-being in participants attempting to manage their weight, both directly and through their impact on weight-related affect. The positive association between self-reassurance and well-being was stronger than the negative association between self-criticism and well-being. Supporting the development of self-reassuring competencies in weight management programmes may improve weight-related affect and well-being.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger GmbH, Freiburg. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes as well as any distribution of modified material requires written permission. |
Keywords: | Obesity, Overweight, Psychological aspects, Weight regulation, Well-being |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Jan 2019 13:36 |
Last Modified: | 14 Feb 2019 16:45 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Karger |
Identification Number: | 10.1159/000454834 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:140527 |