title: An ecological momentary assessment of lapse occurrences in dieters.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to investigate the factors related to dietary lapse occurrence in a community sample of dieters.
  
  
  METHODS
  An ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methodology, via mobile phone-based diaries, was employed to record dietary lapse occurrences in a group of dieters (N = 80; M age  = 41.21 ± 15.60 years; M BMI = 30.78 ± 7.26) over 7 days.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analyses indicated that lapses were positively associated with the strength of dietary temptation, presence of others, coping responses, and the environment (exposure to food cues) in which the dieters were in; lapses were more likely to occur in the evening and were negatively associated with the use of coping mechanisms. Additionally, lapse occurrence was found to mediate the relationships among the above predictors of lapse and the self-efficacy to resist future dietary temptations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results provide an insight into the occurrence of lapses in dieters and have implications for interventions focusing on weight loss maintenance and relapse prevention.
authors.affiliation: School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, UK, headermckee@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Heather C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: McKee
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ntoumanis
authors.forename: Ian M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000178:diet therapy; D050177:Overweight / Q000178:diet therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*