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The role of weight perceptions and their impact on health and well‐being: A multiple mediation model

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dc.contributor.authorNeto, David Dias
dc.contributor.authorBaptista, Telmo Mourinho
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Ana Sousa
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-08T16:37:52Z
dc.date.available2021-05-01T00:30:09Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe present study analyses the role of weight distortion and weight self-criticism in explaining the relationship between actual weight and perceived health, well-being, body satisfaction and emotional eating. Eight hundred and six individuals were selected from a national study on nutrition. They were divided into two groups according to self-reported dieting. A questionnaire measuring the outcome variables was implemented. Weight distortion and self-criticism were calculated using actual, estimated and desired BMI. A multiple mediation model was estimated using structural equation modelling. A valid model was obtained in which weight self-criticism is a partial mediator of the relationship between weight and body satisfaction and a full mediator of the relationship between weight and emotional eating for the non-dieter group. For the dieter group, full mediation of weight self-criticism is observed in the relationships between weight and health, well-being and body satisfaction. For weight distortion, no mediation effect is found in either group. The results highlight the importance of weight perceptions in understanding the influence of body weight on several aspects of health and well-being. The type of weight perception is also relevant. A critical attitude towards weight is more determinant than the distortion in weight appraisal.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCTpt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationClinical Obesity,pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/cob.12362pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn17588103
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7563
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherJohn Wiley and Sons Ltdpt_PT
dc.relationBusiness Research Unit
dc.subjectBMIpt_PT
dc.subjectWeight perceptionspt_PT
dc.subjectWeight self-criticismpt_PT
dc.subjectWeight distortionpt_PT
dc.titleThe role of weight perceptions and their impact on health and well‐being: A multiple mediation modelpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UID%2FGES%2F00315%2F2013/PT
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceUnited Kingdompt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage9pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleClinical Obesitypt_PT
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person.familyNameDias Neto
person.familyNameMourinho Baptista
person.familyNameValente Antunes Marques
person.givenNameDavid Manuel
person.givenNameTelmo
person.givenNameCatarina Maria
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
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