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Predicting short-term weight loss using four leading health behavior change theories

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Palmeira, António L, Teixeira, Pedro J, Branco, Teresa L, Martins, Sandra S, Minderico, Cláudia S, Barata, José T, Serpa, Sidónio O, Sardinha, Luís B·2007·International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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BACKGROUND: This study was conceived to analyze how exercise and weight management psychosocial variables, derived from several health behavior change theories, predict weight change in a short-term intervention. The theories under analysis were the Social Cognitive Theory, the Transtheoretical Model, the Theory of Planned Behavior, and Self-Determination Theory. METHODS: Subjects were 142 overweight and obese women (BMI = 30.2 +/- 3.7 kg/m2; age = 38.3 +/- 5.8 y), participating in a 16-week University-based weight control program. Body weight and a comprehensive psychometric battery were assessed at baseline and at program's end. RESULTS: Weight decreased significantly (-3.6 +/- 3.4%, p < .001) but with great individual variability. Both exercise and weight management psychosocial variables improved during the intervention, with exercise-related variables showing the greatest effect sizes. Weight change was significantly predicted by each of the models under analysis, particularly those including self-efficacy. Bivariate and multivariate analyses results showed that change in variables related to weight management had a stronger predictive power than exercise-specific predictors and that change in weight management self-efficacy was the strongest individual correlate (p < .05). Among exercise predictors, with the exception of self-efficacy, importance/effort and intrinsic motivation towards exercise were the stronger predictors of weight reduction (p < .05). CONCLUSION: The present models were able to predict 20-30% of variance in short-term weight loss and changes in weight management self-efficacy accounted for a large share of the predictive power. As expected from previous studies, exercise variables were only moderately associated with short-term outcomes; they are expected to play a larger explanatory role in longer-term results.

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Authors: Palmeira, A. L., Teixeira, P. J., Branco, T. L., Martins, S. S., Minderico, C. S., Barata, J. T., Serpa, S. O., & Sardinha, L. B.
Affiliations: Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (PT)
Corresponding author: Palmeira, António L
ORCID: Palmeira, António L
Teixeira, Pedro J
Branco, Teresa L
Minderico, Cláudia S
Serpa, Sidónio O
Sardinha, Luís B
Venue: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2007
Volume: 4
Issue: 1
Pages: 14
ISSN: 1479-5868 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-4-14
PMC: PMC1868036
OpenAlex: W1978888299
Cited by: 167
References: 75
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 15
FWCI: 13.67
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
doi.org
Licence: cc-by
Locations: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (publishedVersion, cc-by)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
Keywords: weight loss prediction, health behavior change theories, social cognitive theory, transtheoretical model, theory of planned behavior, self-determination theory, exercise self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation, weight management interventions

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