1. Self-directed weight control through eating and exercise
- Author
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Mary B. Harris and Erin S. Hallbauer
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Exercise group ,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology ,Eating ,Behavior Therapy ,medicine ,Humans ,Exercise behavior ,Attention ,Obesity ,Eating habits ,Lost Weight ,Body Weight ,Weight control ,Middle Aged ,Exercise Therapy ,Behavior modification ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Clinical Psychology ,Physical therapy ,Eating behavior ,Female ,Psychology - Abstract
A weight control program using a written contract and other self-control behavior modification techniques for changing eating habits was compared with a similar program concentrating on both eating and exercise behavior and with an attention-placebo control condition. Participants in all three programs lost weight during the 12 week program, with no significant differences between groups. A seven-month follow-up revealed that Ss in the two behavior modification groups lost more than those in the control group and that those in the eating plus exercise group lost more than those in the group dealing only with eating behavior.
- Published
- 1973