Restructuring: an emerging theory on the process of losing weight.
A qualitative research design (grounded theory) was used to analyse the experiences of dieters attending a weight loss programme. Two hundred hours of observations at a nationally known weight reduction centre, a review of selected documents from the organization and multiple in-depth interviews with 13 informants were the data sources for this study. Data generation took place over a 21-month period. A substantive theory of restructuring identified three stages in the process of losing weight. These stages and key elements of the weight loss process are presented.
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School of Nursing, University of Southern Maine, Portland 04103.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001828:Body Image; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008016:Life Change Events; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D015431:Weight Loss