Self-efficacy, attendance, and weight loss in obesity treatment

Self-efficacy is an important predictor of treatment outcomes for a variety of addictive behaviors. However, little research is available regarding its predictive value in obesity treatment. We assessed the predictive validity of the 20-item version of the Weight Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire (WE...

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Published in:Addictive behaviors 1997-07, Vol.22 (4), p.567-570
Main Authors: Fontaine, Kevin R., Cheskin, Lawrence J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Health Behavior
Humans
Life Style
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity - psychology
Obesity - therapy
Patient Compliance - psychology
Prospective Studies
Psychometrics - standards
Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results
Self-Assessment
Surveys and Questionnaires - standards
Treatment Outcome
Weight control
Weight Loss
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Summary:Self-efficacy is an important predictor of treatment outcomes for a variety of addictive behaviors. However, little research is available regarding its predictive value in obesity treatment. We assessed the predictive validity of the 20-item version of the Weight Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire (WEL) in a consecutive sample of 109 obese adults seeking outpatient treatment at a university-based weight-management center. Although the WEL demonstrated a stable factor structure and sound psychometric properties, it failed to correlate with either program attendance or weight loss. We concluded that self-efficacy judgments (as measured by the WEL) are not predictive of short-term obesity treatment outcomes.
ISSN:0306-4603
1873-6327
DOI:10.1016/S0306-4603(96)00068-8