"What predicts weight regain in a group of successful weight losers?": Erratum

• Published in: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1999-06, Vol.67 (3), p.282-282
• Main Authors: McGuire, Maureen T., Wing, Rena R., Klem, Mary L., Lang, Wei, Hill, James O.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: At Risk Populations; Body Weight; Demographic Characteristics; Dietary Restraint; Emotional Adjustment; Female; Health Behavior; Human; Male; Weight Control
• ISSN: 0022-006X; 1939-2117
• DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.67.3.282

Reports an error in the original article by M. T. McGuire et al ( Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1999[Apr], 67[2], 177–185). On page 181, the Figure 1 caption was incorrect. The correct caption is provided. (The following abstract of this article originally appeared in record 1999-10771-002.) This study identified predictors of weight gain versus continued maintenance among individuals already successful at long-term weight loss. Weight, behavior, and psychological information was collected on entry into the study and 1 year later. Thirty-five percent gained weight over the year of follow-up, and 59% maintained their weight losses. Risk factors for weight regain included more recent weight losses (less than 2 years vs. 2 years or more), larger weight losses (greater than 30% of maximum weight vs. less than 30%), and higher levels of depression, dietary disinhibition, and binge eating levels at entry into the registry. Over the year of follow-up, gainers reported greater decreases in energy expenditure and greater increases in percentage of calories from fat. Gainers also reported greater decreases in restraint and increases in hunger, dietary disinhibition, and binge eating. … (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)