Trial reportObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2012
Social support for healthy behaviors: scale psychometrics and prediction of weight loss among women in a behavioral program.
Trial report in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 88 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Promoting Healthy Weight With 'Stability Skills First' (Fresh Start Weight Loss Study)
Addressing Rural Health Disparities by Optimizing "High Touch" Intervention Components in Digital Obesity Treatment
Who cites it
88 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The effectiveness of social-support-based weight-loss interventions-a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Pooled it
- Mechanisms of Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities-2.0 Effects on Weight: A Mediation Analysis.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2026Trial
- Impact of behavioral phenotypes on response to a digital intervention to improve physical activity among postpartum individuals with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.Hypertension in pregnancy · 2025Trial
- Pretreatment predictors of weight loss in a 12-month behavioral obesity treatment: a signal detection analysis of DIETFITS.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025Trial
- Outcomes from Partner2Lose: a randomized controlled trial to evaluate 24-month weight loss in a partner-assisted intervention.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Wellness Achieved Through Changing Habits: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Acceptance-Based Intervention for Adolescent Girls With Overweight or Obesity.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2023Trial
- A qualitative exploration of the experiences of shift workers participated in a low-calorie meal replacement dietary intervention.BMJ open · 2023Trial
- Facilitators of behavior change and weight loss in an intervention for African American Breast Cancer Survivors.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2020Trial
- Demographic and Social-Cognitive Factors Associated with Weight Loss in Overweight, Pre-diabetic Participants of the PREVIEW Study.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2018Trial
- Comparing Weight Loss-Maintenance Outcomes of a Worksite-Based Lifestyle Program Delivered via DVD and Face-to-Face: A Randomized Trial.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2018Trial
- How prescriptive support affects weight loss in weight-loss intervention participants and their untreated spouses.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2018Trial
- Project TEAMS (Talking about Eating, Activity, and Mutual Support): a randomized controlled trial of a theory-based weight loss program for couples.BMC public health · 2017Trial
- Breast cancer survivors' experience of making weight, dietary and physical activity changes during participation in a weight loss intervention.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017Trial
- Face-to-Face and Online Networks: College Students' Experiences in a Weight-Loss Trial.Journal of health communication · 2017Trial
- Influence of family, friend and coworker social support and social undermining on weight gain prevention among adults.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2014Trial
- Autonomy support, self-regulation, and weight loss.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2014Trial
- A pragmatic cluster randomized clinical trial of diabetes prevention strategies for women with gestational diabetes: design and rationale of the Gestational Diabetes' Effects on Moms (GEM) study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2014Trial
- Short-term weight loss patterns, baseline predictors, and longer-term follow-up within a randomized controlled trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2014Trial
- Design and implementation of a randomized controlled social and mobile weight loss trial for young adults (project SMART).Contemporary clinical trials · 2014Trial
- DASH for asthma: a pilot study of the DASH diet in not-well-controlled adult asthma.Contemporary clinical trials · 2013Trial
28 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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8 authors.
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Abstract
Social support could be a powerful weight-loss treatment moderator or mediator but is rarely assessed. We assessed the psychometric properties, initial levels, and predictive validity of a measure of perceived social support and sabotage from friends and family for healthy eating and physical activity (eight subscales). Overweight/obese women randomized to one of two 6-month, group-based behavioral weight-loss programs (N = 267; mean BMI 32.1 ± 3.5; 66.3% White) completed subscales at baseline, and weight loss was assessed at 6 months. Internal consistency, discriminant validity, and content validity were excellent for support subscales and adequate for sabotage subscales; qualitative responses revealed novel deliberate instances not reflected in current sabotage items. Most women (>75%) "never" or "rarely" experienced support from friends or family. Using nonparametric classification methods, we identified two subscales-support from friends for healthy eating and support from family for physical activity-that predicted three clinically meaningful subgroups who ranged in likelihood of losing ≥5% of initial weight at 6 months. Women who "never" experienced family support were least likely to lose weight (45.7% lost weight) whereas women who experienced both frequent friend and family support were more likely to lose weight (71.6% lost weight). Paradoxically, women who "never" experienced friend support were most likely to lose weight (80.0% lost weight), perhaps because the group-based programs provided support lacking from friendships. Psychometrics for support subscales were excellent; initial support was rare; and the differential roles of friend vs. family support could inform future targeted weight-loss interventions to subgroups at risk.
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