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Substantial research shows less favorable body-image experiences among overweight and obese persons relative to persons of average weight. The purpose of this investigation of body image was to compare 102 enrollees in a commercial, very-low-calorie diet program to 258 age- and weight-matched control subjects. Whereas enrollees were more strongly invested in their physical appearance, they held a more disparaging view of their looks. Relative to the control group, enrollees also felt less healthy, yet their evaluation of and investment in their physical fitness were more positive. Obese persons constitute a heterogeneous population, and those who seek rapid and extensive weight loss in commercial programs may have special body-image concerns and needs.
Percept Mot Skills 1993 Dec
PMID:Body-image attitudes among obese enrollees in a commercial weight-loss program. 817 Jul 54

In a random sample of 211 primary-care physicians in Michigan, about 33% (n = 70) perceived their role in the prevention of obesity as coordinating and 39% (n = 82) as cooperative and of equal importance to that of other professionals. Perceived barriers to prevention of obesity were inadequate time to educate patients, method of reimbursement, and inadequate training in management of obesity. These results suggest that physicians' involvement in managing obesity can improve if they work closely with other health professionals.
Percept Mot Skills 1997 Jun
PMID:Michigan physicians' perceptions of their role in managing obesity. 917 92

The present aim was to explore the body-image perception of a group of 60 hospitalized obese subjects, aged between 25 and 50 years, undergoing a weight loss treatment and 60 normal-weight persons. The 1978 modified version of the Askevold perception test by Allamani, Marasco, Michele, and Morandi was given. This nonverbal test is aimed at evaluating subjects' perception of the dimensions of different parts of the body by exploiting their projection into space. Each body area (head, the thoracic area, the abdominal area, and the pelvic area) perceived by a subject was calculated using a specifically designed software program (AREA.BASIC2); the same program was used to calculate actual body area. After obtaining the percentage deviation index for each individual [(perceived area/real area) x 100], mean values were analyzed. Obese subjects significantly underestimated the four body areas, unlike the normal weight subject who largely overestimated the abdominal and pelvic areas.
Percept Mot Skills 1998 Jun
PMID:Body-size estimation by obese subjects. 970 Aug 15

The Attitudes Toward Obesity Scale was administered to 23 male and 45 female caregivers and 55 patients. There were no sex differences in reported negative feelings of caregivers, but the obese patients reported significantly more negative attitudes of caregivers than did the nonobese patients.
Percept Mot Skills 1998 Jun
PMID:Comparison of male and female nurses' attitudes toward obesity. 970 Aug 24

This study evaluated categories of attachment style and the maternal attitude toward educational role in a sample of 30 mothers of obese children and a control group of 80 mothers of children of normal weight. All mothers completed the 1994 Attachment Style Questionnaire and the 1958 Parental Attitude Research Instrument. 30 mothers (M age 37.4 yr., range 31 to 54 years; M yr. of education 11.6, range 5 to 18 years) of obese children (range 30 to 60% above normal weight) and a control group of 80 mothers (M age 37.1 yr., range 29 to 52 years; M yr. of schooling 11.4, range 5 to 18 years) of children with normal weight were contacted at the primary school attended by their children and joined the project voluntarily. Age and number of years of education were not significantly different between the two groups of women. There was a significant prevalence of the Insecure Attachment Style in the group of mothers with obese children (66.6%) as compared to the control group of mothers of children of normal weight (38.5%) and significantly higher scores on 6 subscales of the Parental Attitude Research Instrument of Obese compared to Nonobese children. These data indicate that obese children's mothers tend to make the family their exclusive centre of interest. They also tend to dedicate themselves to their children with possessiveness and hyperprotection. They seem to have an insistent requirement of idealisation of their own role as parent and reward expectations that confirm the efficiency of the care they provide their children. Consequently, these findings suggest that in addition to dietetic treatment, it may be important to include a psychological intervention, which involves the mother and aims to modify the relational dynamics between the mother and her obese child.
Percept Mot Skills 2003 Oct
PMID:Maternal attitudes and attachment styles in mothers of obese children. 1462 Feb 50

The Framingham Risk Score is considered to predict 10-yr. risk of developing coronary heart disease. Other risk factors, such as a family history of coronary heart disease, sedentary lifestyle, and obesity should also be considered when estimating the risk of development of coronary heart disease. The last two factors can be modified by therapeutic lifestyle alterations. This cross-sectional coronary risk assessment of 16,871 Japanese subjects was estimated by the Framingham Risk Score. Sex and age were included in the calculation of the Framingham Risk Score. When multiple regression analysis was conducted controlling for age, regular physical exercise, smoking, and drinking, the body mass index was significantly associated with the Framingham Risk Score. The standardized regression coefficients for body mass index were .271 in men (p < .001) and .211 in women (p < .001), respectively. The significant association of body mass index with coronary heart disease risk, as estimated by the Framingham Risk Score, confirmed prior work.
Percept Mot Skills 2006 Feb
PMID:Relations of body mass index and coronary risk as estimated by the Framingham Risk Score. 1667 26

This study investigated the effect of garment size on perceived body size. The perceived body sizes of nine Chinese men, with Body Mass Index between 17.0 and 37.1 kg/m(2), wearing five sizes of white T-shirts were assessed using Thompson and Gray's Nine-figural Scale. Garment sizes on perceived body sizes were different for those of different Body Mass Index. A backpropagation neural net model was used to model the nonlinear relationship between the perceived body size and the body's BMI, body chest girth, and garment ease (difference between garment and body chest girth). When the BMI was less than 20, wearing larger-sized T-shirts tended to increase perceived body size. For large chest sizes and for taller persons (BMI of 20 to 28) large garments made the wearer look thinner. However, for small persons (BMI of 20 to 28) effect of garment size was relatively small. Obese persons (BMI of > 28), wearing garments too tight or too loose were perceived as larger. Minimum perceived body size was found for garment ease of 2 to 3 cm.
Percept Mot Skills 2006 Aug
PMID:Perceived body size affected by garment and body mass index. 1703 69

In comparison with western populations, body mass index (BMI) of the Japanese population is typically lower. In this study, the relationship between BMI and other metabolic risk factors was examined in 1,130 male manufacturing workers surveyed from 2000 to 2003. The association between the BMI and the relative risk of hypertension was evaluated in a cross-sectional design using logistic regression analysis. The mean BMI in the subjects was 23.6 (SD=3.2). Of the total number of subjects, 26.6% and 3.3% were classified as pre-obese and obese, respectively. Multivariate analysis indicated that BMI of 23 or greater was significantly associated with an increased risk of hypertension and/or hyperlipidemia. Health education of weight control of borderline obesity of workers is important for the primary prevention of hypertension and hyperlipidemia in Japan.
Percept Mot Skills 2007 Jun
PMID:Body mass index of 23 or more is a risk factor for hypertension and hyperlipidemia in Japanese workers. 1768 27

Obese women (N = 107) enrolled in a YMCA-based exercise and nutrition information program completed rating scales of satisfaction with one's body, self-efficacy related to exercise, physical self-concept, and overall mood, at baseline and at Week 24. Percent of exercise session attendance was also calculated. Multiple regression analysis, with entry of score changes in Body Areas Satisfaction, Exercise Self-efficacy, and Physical Self-concept as predictors of change in Total Mood Disturbance, was significant (R2 = .41, p < .001). Exercise session attendance was not significantly related to change in Total Mood Disturbance scores. Present findings supported behavioral explanations of the exercise-mood change relationship in this cross-sectional investigation. Replications with control groups, direct measurement of biochemical markers, and nonselective samples with different characteristics in different contexts with longitudinal designs are required.
Percept Mot Skills 2009 Dec
PMID:Predictors of exercise-induced mood change during a 6-month exercise and nutrition education program with obese women. 2017 92

In about 80% of youth obesity-prevention programs, significant decrease in Body Mass Index has not been observed. A meta-analysis of 16 trials of the 12-wk. Youth Fit For Life intervention suggested better success; however, the effects for children who were overweight or obese remain unclear because data from participants of all weights were aggregated. Also unclear were effects on increasing free-time physical activity, a goal of this and most obesity-prevention treatments. Of the 200 African American pre-adolescents assessed in the present investigation, reductions in Body Mass Index associated with Youth Fit For Life were larger for participants who were overweight and obese, but these two groups did not differ. Voluntary physical activity at baseline was inversely related to change in voluntary physical activity (r = -.53, p < .001). Regression analyses suggested improvements in theoretical dimensions of self-efficacy significantly predicted increases in voluntary physical activity especially well for participants initially classified as insufficiently active (R2 = .61). These data clarified and extended findings to date for the Youth Fit For Life treatment, but replications across age groups, ethnicities, and administration formats are required.
Percept Mot Skills 2010 Jun
PMID:Initial body mass index and free-time physical activity moderate effects of the Youth Fit for Life treatment in African-American pre-adolescents. 2068 32


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