ArticleObesity science & practice2026
The Weight Management Hope Scale: Initial Validation of a Measure to Assess Goal-Directed Thinking in Obesity Research and Practice.
Article in Obesity science & practice, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Hope is a cognitive-motivational construct associated with improved goal performance, yet it has been understudied in the domain of weight management. This study developed the Weight Management Hope Scale (WMHS) and evaluated its psychometric properties. Methods: WMHS items were developed and underwent expert review to assess content validity. A sample of 395 U.S. adults with current or former obesity and active weight loss or maintenance goals completed a cross-sectional survey including the WMHS and other validation measures. Exploratory factor analyses assessed dimensionality and guided item reduction. Internal consistency was evaluated through Cronbach alpha. Convergent and criterion validity were assessed through bivariate correlations, and incremental validity through hierarchical linear regression models. Results: Exploratory factor analysis supported a two-factor structure. The final 6-item WMHS demonstrated good internal consistency ( Conclusions: The WMHS is a brief, reliable, and valid measure of weight management hope. It holds promise for use in weight management research and practice, where understanding goal-directed thinking is critical for supporting sustained engagement and tailoring support.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.