ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2015
Effects of weight-focused social comparisons on diet and activity outcomes in overweight and obese young women.
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- Daily social comparisons among women in midlife with elevated risk for cardiovascular disease: A within-person test of the identification/contrast model.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2024Article
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- Development of a Multicomponent Intervention to Initiate Health Behavior Change in Primary Care: The Kickstart Health Program.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2021Article
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- Social predictors of daily relations between college women's physical activity intentions and behavior.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2021Article
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- Social Influences on Obesity: Current Knowledge, Emerging Methods, and Directions for Future Research and Practice.Current nutrition reports · 2020Review
- Daily Relations between Social Perceptions and Physical Activity among College Women.Psychology of sport and exercise · 2020Article
- Social network influences and the adoption of obesity-related behaviours in adults: a critical interpretative synthesis review.BMC public health · 2019Review
- Methods to Assess Social Comparison Processes Within Persons in Daily Life: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate social comparison processes as a potential mechanism by which social networks impact young women's weight control thoughts and behaviors and to examine whether social comparisons with close social ties (i.e., friends) have a greater influence on weight control outcomes relative to more emotionally distant ties.
methodsUsing Ecological Momentary Assessment, overweight young adult women (N = 46; M age = 19; M BMI = 29) reported the nature and effects of weight-focused social comparisons on dieting and exercising intentions and on behaviors during their daily routine.
resultsRelative to social comparisons to targets of the same weight, weight-focused comparisons to both thinner and heavier individuals led to increased thoughts of dieting and exercising. Moreover, comparisons to thinner targets also increased the likelihood of engaging in actual dieting and exercising behaviors. Weight comparisons to friends amplified these effects.
conclusionsWeight-focused social comparisons may be one mechanism by which social networks impact weight control thoughts and behaviors. Obesity interventions with young adults may achieve better outcomes by harnessing social comparison processes in treatment.
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