Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 424-430 , May 2009

Self-Weighing and Weight Control Behaviors Among Adolescents with a History of Overweight

  • Mary E. Alm, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Mary Story, Ph.D., R.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Kerri N. Boutelle, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Department of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of California–San Diego, LaJolla, California
    • Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Kerri N. Boutelle, Ph.D., University of California-San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC 0985, La Jolla, CA 92093.

Received 11 April 2008 ,Accepted 27 August 2008.

References 

  1. Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, et al. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States, 1999–2004. JAMA. 2006;295:1549–1555
  2. Serdula MK, Ivery D, Coates RJ, et al. Do obese children become obese adults? A review of the literature. Prev Med. 1993;22(2):167–177
  3. Mokdad AH, Ford ES, Bowman BA, et al. Prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and obesity related health risk factors, 2001. JAMA. 2003;289(1):76–79
  4. Finkelstein EA, Fiebelkorn IC, Wang G. National medical spending attributable to overweight and obesity: How much, and who's paying?. Health Affairs. 2003;W3:219–226
  5. Boutelle KN, Kirschenbaum DS. Further support for consistent self-monitoring as a vital component of successful weight control. Obesity Res. 1998;6(3):219–224
  6. Weber J, Wertheim EH. Relationships of self-monitoring, special attention, body fat percent and self-motivation to attendance at a community gymnasium. J Sport Exerc Psychol. 1989;11:105–114
  7. Klem ML, Wing RR, McGuire MT, et al. A descriptive study of individuals successful at long-term maintenance of substantial weight loss. Am J Clin Nutr. 1998;62:336–345
  8. Linde JA, Jeffery RW, French SA, et al. Self-weighing in weight gain prevention and weight loss trials. Ann Behav Med. 2005;30(3):210–216
  9. Wing RR, Tate DF, Gorin AA, et al. A self-regulation program for maintenance of weight loss. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:1563–1571
  10. Jones DC, Vigfusdottir TH, Lee Y. Body image and the appearance culture among adolescent girls and boys: an examination of friend conversations, peer criticism, appearance magazines, and the internalization of appearance ideals. J Adolesc Res. 2004;19:323–339
  11. Epstein LH, Valoski A, Wing RR, et al. Ten-year outcomes of behavioral family-based treatment for childhood obesity. Health Psychol. 1994;13:373–383
  12. Levitsky DA, Garay J, Nausbaum M, et al. Monitoring weight daily blocks the freshman weight gain: a model for combating the epidemic of obesity. Int J Obes. 2006;30:1003–1010
  13. Neumark-Sztainer D, van den Berg P, Hannan PJ, et al. Self-weighing in adolescents; helpful or harmful? Longitudinal associations weigh body weight changes and disordered eating. J Adolesc Health. 2006;39:811–818
  14. Kanfer FH, Karoly P. Self-control: a behavioristic excursion into the lion's den. Behav Ther. 1972;3:398–416
  15. Rockett HRH, Breitenbach M, Frazier AL, et al. Validation of a youth/adolescent food frequency questionnaire. Prev Med. 1997;26(6):808–816
  16. Godin G, Shephard RJ. A simple method to assess exercise behavior in the community. Can J Appl Sport Sci. 1985;10(3):141–146
  17. Godin G, Jobin J, Bouillon J. Assessment of leisure time exercise behavior by self-report: a concurrent validity study. Can J Public Health. 1986;77(5):359–362
  18. Utter J, Neumark-Sztainer D, Jeffery R, et al. Couch potatoes or French fries: are sedentary behaviors associated with body mass index, physical activity, and dietary behaviors among adolescents?. J Am Diet Assoc. 2003;103:1298–1305
  19. Himes JH, Dietz WH. for the Expert Committee on Clinical Guidelines for Overweight in Adolescent Prevention Services. Guidelines for overweight in adolescent preventive services. Am J Clin Nutr. 1994;59:307–316
  20. Kuczmarski RJ, Ogden Grummer-Strawn LM, et al. CDC Growth Charts: United States. Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics, No. 314. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics; 2000;314

PII: S1054-139X(08)00407-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.08.016

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 424-430 , May 2009

Article Tools