Do psychological factors help to reduce body mass in obesity or is it vice versa? Selected psychological aspects and effectiveness of the weight-loss program in the obese patients

The aim of this study was to assess the strength and direction of the correlation between cognitive appraisal, emotional state, social functioning and the effectiveness of a weight-loss program undertaken by obese subjects. The out-patient weight-loss program encompassed 150 obese women. Assessments...

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Main Authors: Monika Bąk-Sosnowska, Adam Pawlak, Violetta Skrzypulec-Plinta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2013-03-01
Series:Health Psychology Research
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/hpr/article/view/659