title: Psychological factors associated with the use of weight management behaviours in young adults.
abstract: We modified the Weight Control Behaviours scale to explore unhealthy/healthy behaviours to increase, decrease or maintain weight in young adults ( N = 1082) and associations with body mass index, depression and body image. Females reported more use of all strategies except those which increase body size or exercising to exhaustion. Although the sample reported more use of healthy weight management strategies, the use of dangerous ones warrants attention by healthcare professionals. Feelings of fatness was an important predictor of weight management behaviours. Public health campaigns should focus on the harmfulness of unhealthy weight management practices as well as the importance of healthy ones.
authors: 1 University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
authors: Kate E
authors: KE
authors: Mulgrew
authors: 1 University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
authors: Lee
authors: L
authors: Kannis-Dymand
authors: 1 University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
authors: Emily
authors: E
authors: Hughes
authors: 2 University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
authors: Janet D
authors: JD
authors: Carter
authors: 3 Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
authors: Sherrie
authors: S
authors: Kaye
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D000068959:Body Weight Maintenance / Q000502:physiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: body image; dieting; healthy weight control; unhealthy weight control; young adults