Relations of perceived bodily changes with actual changes and changes in mood in obese women initiating an exercise and weight-loss program.
Significant relationships were found between mean difference scores for body satisfaction and mood (rs = /.42 to .54/) for obese women (N = 50) beginning exercise programs for weight loss. No significant relationships were found between self-reported body satisfaction and measures of bodily changes. After replication, implications for theory and treatment were discussed.
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James J
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YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta, 100 Edgewood Avenue NE, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA. jamesa@ymcaatlanta.org
D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001290:Attitude; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012649:Self Concept; D015431:Weight Loss