The psychology of obesity: An umbrella review and evidence-based map of the psychological correlates of heavier body weight

E Robinson, C Roberts, U Vainik, A Jones - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2020 - Elsevier
Psychological factors may explain why some people develop obesity and others remain a
normal weight during their life course. We use an umbrella review approach to build an …

Weight loss is not the answer: A well‐being solution to the “obesity problem”

C Logel, DA Stinson, PM Brochu - Social and Personality …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Americans have been gaining weight in recent decades, prompting widespread concern
about the health implications of this change. Governments, health practitioners, and the …

Understanding the complexity of biopsychosocial factors in the public health epidemic of overweight and obesity

DL Rosenbaum, KS White - Health psychology open, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Obesity is a complex and multifaceted public health problem. This commentary reflects on a
new theoretical model of obesity (ie Homeostatic Theory of Obesity proposed by Marks), and …

Mental health and obesity: A meta-analysis

A Magallares, JL Pais-Ribeiro - Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2014 - Springer
The relationship between obesity and psychological distress is not clear because research
conducted so far is not conclusive, with some studies finding that obese people report less …

Psychological correlates of obesity: moving to the next research generation.

MA Friedman, KD Brownell - Psychological bulletin, 1995 - psycnet.apa.org
Studies comparing obese and nonobese persons have generally failed to find differences in
global aspects of psychological functioning (eg, depression, anxiety). The resulting …

Obesity and mental health: A longitudinal, cross-cultural examination in Germany and China

KL Lavallee, XC Zhang, S Schneider… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The present study examines the relationship between obesity and mental health using
longitudinal data. Participants with data at baseline and one-year follow-up were included …

Psychological consequences of obesity

MA Friedman, KD Brownell - Eating disorders and obesity: A …, 2002 - books.google.com
In contrast to the concerted effort to document the physical consequences of obesity, there is
much less knowledge about the psychological consequences of excess weight …

Does perceived overweight increase risk of depressive symptoms and suicidality beyond objective weight status? A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Haynes, I Kersbergen, A Sutin, M Daly… - Clinical psychology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Obesity is associated with a significant disease burden, but whether recognising as opposed
to failing to recognise personal overweight is beneficial or detrimental to mental health is …

Obesity and psychological distress

A Steptoe, P Frank - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The relationship between high body weight and mental health has been studied for several
decades. Improvements in the quality of epidemiological, mechanistic and psychological …

[HTML][HTML] Behavioral determinants of obesity: research findings and policy implications

SG Affenito, DL Franko, RH Striegel-Moore… - Journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Obesity is a public health concern worldwide associated with significant health risks and
comorbid conditions [1, 2]. During the years between 1980 and 2008, the international …