ArticlePsychology & health2023
Social comparisons between group members during behavioural weight loss treatment: comparison direction, scale, and associations with weight loss maintenance.
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- Sharing digital self-monitoring data with others to enhance long-term weight loss: A randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Trial
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- Physical Activity Measurement Reactivity Among Midlife Adults With Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: Protocol for Coordinated Analyses Across Six Studies.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Sales through note-sharing: influences on the shopping behavior of "Xiaohongshu" users.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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- Examining weekly facilitated group sessions and counselor-crafted self-monitoring feedback on treatment outcome in digital weight control: A pilot factorial study.Obesity science & practice · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine distinct types of social comparisons (i.e. self-evaluations relative to others) in behavioural weight loss groups and their relations with weight loss maintenance.
designParticipants (
main outcome measuresWeight was assessed at baseline, mid-treatment, end-of-treatment (12 months), and 18- and 24-month follow-ups.
resultsComparisons with individual targets perceived as more successful with weight loss were most frequent (i.e. upward comparisons), though comparisons differed based on group versus individual targets and specific treatment behaviours (e.g. self-monitoring). Comparisons did not align with participants' own treatment progress, suggesting that comparisons reflect more than just their objective weight loss relative to others. Relations between participants' initial weight loss and maintenance was moderated by the type of individual target identified at mid-treatment (
conclusionsSocial comparisons in group-based weight loss treatment are multifaceted and predict long-term weight loss maintenance. Additional work is needed to determine how best to harness comparison processes to promote success in behavioural weight loss treatment.
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