Authors
Lemon, Stephenie C.Schneider, Kristin L.
Wang, Monica L.
Liu, Qin
Magner, Robert P.
Estabrook, Barbara
Druker, Susan
Pbert, Lori
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral MedicineDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2014-07-01Keywords
AdultBody Mass Index
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
*Motivation
Odds Ratio
Overweight
*Weight Loss
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Public Health
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OBJECTIVE: To identify subgroups of adults with respect to weight loss motivations and assess factors associated with subgroup membership. METHOD: A cross-sectional survey among 414 overweight/ obese employees in 12 Massachusetts high schools was conducted. Latent class analysis (LCA) defined distinct weight loss motivation classes. Multinomial logistic regression assessed participant characteristics with class membership. RESULTS: Three classes emerged: improving health; improving health and looking/feeling better; and improving health, looking/feeling, better and improving personal/social life. Compared to class 1, class 2 was more likely to be female and younger and class 3 was more likely to be female, younger, have children at home, and perceive themselves as very over-weight. CONCLUSIONS: Findings can inform targeted weight loss interventions.Source
Am J Health Behav. 2014 Jul;38(4):605-13. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.38.4.14. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.5993/AJHB.38.4.14Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/30434PubMed ID
24636123Related Resources
Link to Article in PubMedae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.5993/AJHB.38.4.14