ReviewJournal of obesity2013
Beyond the "I" in the obesity epidemic: a review of social relational and network interventions on obesity.
Review in Journal of obesity, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Using Social Media to Understand Web-Based Social Factors Concerning Obesity: Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Pooled it
- The Role of Collective Efficacy in Reducing Health Disparities: A Systematic Review.Family & community healthPooled it
- A randomized controlled trial of a theory-based weight-loss program for couples.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2020Trial
- 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
- Understanding the selection of support partners in a behavioral weight loss program.Psychology & health · 2025Article
- Family Ties and Health: Exploring the Link Between Parents' Social Networks and Child Obesity.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2025Observational
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- The past, present, and future of behavioral obesity treatment.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Review
- High-level personal trainer perspective for industry practice and development in Serbia: a qualitative descriptive study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Inflammasome-Mediated Cytokines: A Key Connection between Obesity-Associated NASH and Liver Cancer Progression.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Measuring social processes regarding eating, physical activity, and weight in higher-weight people: the weight-related interactions scale (WRIS).Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Article
- Identifying a New Social Intervention Model of Panic Buying Under Sudden Epidemic.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Living Environment Considerations on Obesity Prevention Behaviors and Self-Efficacy among Chinese Americans.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Interaction of Neighborhood and Genetic Risk on Waist Circumference in African-American Adults: A Longitudinal Study.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2021Article
- Perceived Barriers in the Decision for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery: Results from a Representative Study in Germany.Obesity surgery · 2019Article
- Applying and advancing behavior change theories and techniques in the context of a digital health revolution: proposals for more effectively realizing untapped potential.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Article
- An innovative team-based weightloss competition to reduce cardiovascular and diabetes risk among Māori and Pacific people: rationale and method for the study and its evaluation.BMC nutrition · 2017Article
- Why the Neighborhood Social Environment Is Critical in Obesity Prevention.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2016Article
- The Epidemiology of Obesity: A Big Picture.PharmacoEconomics · 2015 · on this mapReview
- The Relationship between Social Network Body Size and the Body Size Norms of Black and Hispanic Adults.Preventive medicine reportsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundRecent research has shown the importance of networks in the spread of obesity. Yet, the translation of research on social networks and obesity into health promotion practice has been slow.
objectivesTo review the types of obesity interventions targeting social relational factors.
methodsSix databases were searched in January 2013. A Boolean search was employed with the following sets of terms: (1) social dimensions: social capital, cohesion, collective efficacy, support, social networks, or trust; (2) intervention type: intervention, experiment, program, trial, or policy; and (3) obesity in the title or abstract. Titles and abstracts were reviewed. Articles were included if they described an obesity intervention with the social relational component central. Articles were assessed on the social relational factor(s) addressed, social ecological level(s) targeted, the intervention's theoretical approach, and the conceptual placement of the social relational component in the intervention.
resultsDatabase searches and final article screening yielded 30 articles. Findings suggested that (1) social support was most often targeted; (2) few interventions were beyond the individual level; (3) most interventions were framed on behaviour change theories; and (4) the social relational component tended to be conceptually ancillary to the intervention.
conclusionsTheoretically and practically, social networks remain marginal to current interventions addressing obesity.
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