Haynes, A., Kersbergen, I., Sutin, Angelina R., Daly, Michael and Robinson, Eric (2018) A systematic review of the relationship between weight status perceptions and weight loss attempts, strategies, behaviours and outcomes. Obesity reviews, 19 (3). pp. 347-363. ISSN 1467-7881
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Abstract
It is commonly assumed that a person identifying that they are ‘overweight’ is an
important prerequisite to successful weight management. However, there has been
no systematic evaluation of evidence supporting this proposition. The aim of the
present research was to systematically review evidence on the relationship between
perceived overweight and (i) weight loss attempts, (ii) weight control strategies
(healthy and unhealthy), (iii) weight-related behaviours (physical activity and
eating habits), (iv) disordered eating and (v) weight change. We synthesized
evidence from 78 eligible studies and evaluated evidence linking perceived
overweight with outcome variables separately according to the gender, age and
objective weight status of study participants. Results indicated that perceived
overweight was associated with an increased likelihood of attempting weight loss
and with healthy and unhealthy weight control strategies in some participant
groups. However, perceived overweight was not reliably associated with physical
activity or healthy eating and was associated with greater disordered eating in some
groups. Rather than being associated with improved weight management, there
was consistent evidence that perceived overweight was predictive of increased
weight gain over time. Individuals who perceive their weight status as overweight
are more likely to report attempting weight loss but over time gain more weight.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | © 2017 The Authors. Obesity Reviews published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of World Obesity Federation. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. Cite as: Haynes, A., Kersbergen, I., Sutin, A., Daly, M., and Robinson, E. (2018) A systematic review of the relationship between weight status perceptions and weight loss attempts, strategies, behaviours and outcomes. Obesity Reviews, 19: 347– 363. doi: 10.1111/obr.12634. |
Keywords: | Perceived overweight; weight gain; weight management; weight misperception; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
Item ID: | 13154 |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/obr.12634 |
Depositing User: | Michael Daly |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2020 16:05 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Obesity reviews |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/13154 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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