Trial reportPublic health nutrition2017
Psychological flexibility mediates change in intuitive eating regulation in acceptance and commitment therapy interventions.
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- Mobile health (m-health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on weight, eating behaviours and psychological outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Pooled it
- Technology-supported Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for chronic health conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Behaviour research and therapy · 2022Pooled it
- Third-wave cognitive behaviour therapies for weight management: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2020Pooled it
- Racial disparities in the efficacy of traditional versus acceptance-based behavioral weight loss.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026Trial
- Mobile health behaviour change support system as independent treatment tool for obesity: a randomized controlled trial.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Trial
- Supporting Weight Management during COVID-19 (SWiM-C): twelve-month follow-up of a randomised controlled trial of a web-based, ACT-based, guided self-help intervention.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2023Trial
- Supporting Weight Management during COVID-19: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-Based, ACT-Based, Guided Self-Help Intervention.Obesity facts · 2022Trial
- Mechanisms of Smartphone Apps for Cigarette Smoking Cessation: Results of a Serial Mediation Model From the iCanQuit Randomized Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
- The Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Intervention on Inflammation and Stress Biomarkers: a Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Trial
- Plasma lipid profile associates with the improvement of psychological well-being in individuals with perceived stress symptoms.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- The effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on eating behavior and diet delivered through face-to-face contact and a mobile app: a randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Trial
- Web-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for smoking cessation: Is it engaging and efficacious for US Hispanic/Latinx adult smokers?Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Weight Loss Trajectories in Healthy Weight Coaching: Cohort Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- The Effectiveness of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness Group Intervention for Enhancing the Psychological and Physical Well-Being of Adults with Overweight or Obesity Seeking Treatment: The Mind&Life Randomized Control Trial Study Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Effectiveness of a web-based real-life weight management program: Study design, methods, and participants' baseline characteristics.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2020Article
- Depressive symptoms, psychological flexibility, and binge eating in individuals seeking behavioral weight loss treatment.Journal of contextual behavioral science · 2019Article
- Acceptance- and Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Health Behavior Change: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Journal of contextual behavioral science · 2019Article
- Psychological inflexibility explains distress in parents whose children have chronic conditions.PloS one · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveDespite the promising results related to intuitive eating, few studies have attempted to explain the processes encouraging this adaptive eating behaviour. The focus of the present study was on exploring mechanisms of change in intuitive eating and weight in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) interventions. Mediation provides important information regarding the treatment processes and theoretical models related to specific treatment approaches. The study investigates whether psychological flexibility, mindfulness skills and sense of coherence mediated the interventions' effect on intuitive eating and weight.
designSecondary analysis of a randomized control trial. Mediation analysis compared two ACT interventions - face-to-face (in a group) and mobile (individually) - with a control group using a latent difference score model. Settings Data were collected in three Finnish towns. SUBJECTS: The participants were overweight or obese (n 219), reporting symptoms of perceived stress.
resultsThe effect of the interventions on participants' (i) BMI, (ii) intuitive eating and its subscales, (iii) eating for physical rather than emotional reasons and (iv) reliance on internal hunger and satiety cues was mediated by changes in weight-related psychological flexibility in both ACT groups.
conclusionsThese findings suggest that ACT interventions aiming for lifestyle changes mediate the intervention effects through the enhanced ability to continue with valued activities even when confronted with negative emotions and thoughts related to weight.
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