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Self‐modelling and weight control
Author(s) -
OwusuBempah J.,
Howitt D. L.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1983.tb01543.x
Subject(s) - weight loss , overweight , weight control , psychology , club , obesity , body weight , demography , medicine , sociology , anatomy
This study investigated the use of self‐modelling in the treatment of obesity or overweight. Thirty‐two females enrolled in a private slimming club volunteered to participate in this study which was conducted over a period of 10 weeks. The experimental and control groups were similar as far as their pre‐treatment mean weights and desired mean weights were concerned. Analysis of the data indicated that towards the end of the study the experimental group lost significantly more weight than the control groups. At the end of the study, the average weight loss for the experimental group was 4.27 pounds, for the control group I, 2.45 pounds, and for control group II, 3.66 pounds. Analysis of follow‐up data collected six weeks after the end of the study confirmed this finding. At follow‐up the mean weight loss was 8.27 pounds, 2.78 pounds and 2.00 pounds for the experimental group, control group I and control group II, respectively. The data suggest that self‐modelling can be used in the control of addictive behaviours.