Self-weighing in weight management: A systematic literature review
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OBJECTIVE: Regular self-weighing, which in this article is defined as weighing oneself regularly over a period of time (e.g., daily, weekly), is recommended as a weight loss strategy. However, the published literature lacks a review of the recent evidence provided by prospective, longitudinal studies. Moreover, no paper has reviewed the psychological effects of self-weighing. Therefore, the objective is to review the literature related to longitudinal associations between self-weighing and weight change as well as the psychological outcomes. METHODS: Electronic literature searches in PubMed, Ovid PsycINFO, and Ebscohost CINAHL were conducted. Keywords included overweight, obesity, self-weighing, etc. Inclusion criteria included trials that were published in the past 25 years in English; participants were adults seeking weight loss treatment; results were based on longitudinal data. RESULTS: The results (N=17 studies) revealed that regular self-weighing was associated with more weight loss and not with adverse psychological outcomes (e.g., depression, anxiety). Findings demonstrated that the effect sizes of association between self-weighing and weight change varied across studies and also that the reported frequency of self-weighing varied across studies. CONCLUSIONS: The findings from prospective, longitudinal studies provide evidence that regular self-weighing has been associated with weight loss and not with negative psychological outcomes.
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- Authors
- Zheng, Y., Klem, M. L., Sereika, S. M., Danford, C. A., Ewing, L. J., & Burke, L. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Corresponding author
- Zheng, Yaguang
- Venue
- Obesity
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-12-17
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 256-265
- ISSN
- 1930-7381 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2109013496
- Cited by
- 196
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 32 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 21 · 2016: 23 · 2015: 3
- FWCI
- 2.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Obesity (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Obesity and Health Practices
- Keywords
- self-weighing, weight management, weight loss, overweight, psychological outcomes, depression, anxiety, weight change, self-monitoring
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anxiety, Body Weight, Depression, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Self Care, Time Factors, Weight Loss, Incidence, Disease Management, Overweight, Weight Reduction Programs
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