Obese people who seek treatment have different characteristics than those who do not seek treatment. Health Psychol 1993 Sep;12(5):342-5
Date
09/01/1993Pubmed ID
8223357DOI
10.1037//0278-6133.12.5.342Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0027661819 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 247 CitationsAbstract
A group of obese people who had not sought treatment, an obese group who had sought treatment in a professional, hospital-based program, and normal-weight controls (N = 547) were compared in regard to level of psychopathology, binge eating, and negative emotional eating. Because the groups differed significantly on several demographic variables, 3 demographically matched groups were created and compared (n = 177, 59 per group). In the matched subgroups, obese people who had sought treatment reported greater psychopathology and more binge eating than did those who had not sought treatment or did normal-weight controls. Both obese groups (including those who had not sought treatment) endorsed more symptoms of distress, negative emotional eating, overeating, difficulty resisting temptation, and less exercise than did normal-weight controls.
Author List
Fitzgibbon ML, Stolley MR, Kirschenbaum DSAuthor
Melinda Stolley PhD Center Associate Director, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Adaptation, PsychologicalAdult
Diet Therapy
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Female
Health Promotion
Humans
Male
Obesity
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Stress, Psychological
Surveys and Questionnaires
Weight Loss
