title: Psychosocial correlates of weight maintenance among black & white adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate (1) weight maintenance among black and white participants and (2) psychosocial correlates (eg, healthy eating barriers, self-efficacy, stress) of weight maintenance 18 months after behavioral weight-loss treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Linear and logistic  regression examined weight change and unsuccessful weight maintenance (>5% weight gain) among 107 black and white adults.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After controlling for socio-demographics, differences in weight maintenance between ethnicities were not generally noted. Healthy eating barriers and  stressful life events were associated with weight gain, P<.04.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Strategies to cope with stressful events and overcome barriers to eating healthfully are needed for weight maintenance among both ethnicities.
authors.affiliation: Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. turkm@duq.edu
authors.forename: Melanie Warziski
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Turk
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sereika
authors.forename: Kyeongra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Linda J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hravnak
authors.forename: Lora E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Burke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000208:ethnology / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult