title: [Physical and social comparisons at admission to therapy: a contribution to the differential diagnosis in obesity].
abstract: Social as well as physical comparison processes of 45 obese participants in a behavioral weight-loss-intervention were confronted to those of 28 obese non-participants. Non-participants were interviewed in general practitioner's offices, participants were interviewed at the beginning and the end of the weight-loss-intervention. Results clearly show that non-participants use standards to compare their body weight which are much harder to realize than participants do. The relevance of these results for the development of a differential diagnosis for the obese is discussed.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haisch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001828:Body Image; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D010556:Personality Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment
vernacular_title: Physikalische und soziale Vergleiche bei der Therapieaufnahme: Ein Beitrag zur Differentialdiagnostik bei Adipositas.