Using self-efficacy to predict weight loss among young adults

JB Roach, MK Yadrick, JT Johnson… - Journal of the American …, 2003 - Elsevier
… trying to lose weight. The purpose of this research was to implement a weight loss program
for young adults that focused on improvement of self-efficacy for weight loss while promoting …

Are standard behavioral weight loss programs effective for young adults?

J Gokee-LaRose, AA Gorin, HA Raynor… - International journal of …, 2009 - nature.com
… in the proportion of young adults achieving a 5% weight loss compared with older participants
(… no significant differences between groups in mean weight loss (data not shown; P=0.98). …

Social influences are associated with BMI and weight loss intentions in young adults

TM Leahey, JG LaRose, JL Fava, RR Wing - Obesity, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
young adults' weight status. In addition, in the subsample of OW/OB young adults, we
hypothesized that intention to lose weight … to lose weight and that social norms for weight control …

[HTML][HTML] Behavioral self-regulation for weight loss in young adults: a randomized controlled trial

J Gokee-LaRose, AA Gorin, RR Wing - International Journal of Behavioral …, 2009 - Springer
… To our knowledge, this is the first study to recruit young adults for a weight loss program …
with weight gain and obesity during these years, effective intervention with young adults is …

Differences in motivations and weight loss behaviors in young adults and older adults in the National Weight Control Registry

JG LaRose, TM Leahey, JO Hill, RR Wing - Obesity, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
young adults (YA) and older adults (OA) in the National Weight Control Registry on motivations
for weight loss … of young adults who are successful at long-term weight loss compared to …

Short‐term weight loss with diet and physical activity in young adults: The IDEA study

JM Jakicic, WC King, MD Marcus, KK Davis, D Helsel… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
… on weight loss or preventing weight gain in young adults (EARLY Trials) (14). Young adults
… , participants received the same behavioral weight loss intervention for 6 months after which …

Young adults' performance in a low‐intensity weight loss campaign

JG LaRose, TM Leahey, BM Weinberg, R Kumar… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
… , specifically, or whether young adults can achieve meaningful weight loss through such
low-… of young adults enrolled in SURI 2009 and compared their outcomes to older adults in the …

Intentional weight loss and smoking in young adults

SE Saarni, K Silventoinen, A Rissanen… - International journal of …, 2004 - nature.com
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether current smoking and lifetime snuff use are associated
with a lifetime history of major (≥ 5 kg) intentional weight loss in young adults, and to …

Smartphone technology and text messaging for weight loss in young adults: a randomized controlled trial

JD Stephens, AM Yager, J Allen - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
… This type of technology is well integrated into the lives of young adults. However, few
studies have tested the effect of this type of technology to promote weight loss in young adults

Intentional weight loss in young adults: Sex‐specific genetic and environmental effects

A Keski‐Rahkonen, BM Neale, CM Bulik… - Obesity …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… whether intentional weight loss (IWL) 1 is associated with potentially harmful eating styles in
a large and representative population-based sample of young adult twins. Weight regulation …