Development and validation of the weight control strategies scale.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop and validate the Weight Control Strategies Scale (WCSS), a self-report instrument to assess the use of specific behaviors thought to facilitate weight loss.

Design and methods

Factor analysis was conducted on 323 overweight and obese adults (mean age = 48.7 ± 10.9 years, mean body mass index = 35.4 ± 4.9 kg/m(2) , 74% female) enrolled in three different behavioral weight loss trials who completed the WCSS prior to starting treatment. To evaluate construct validity, additional data on dietary intake, physical activity, treatment session attendance, and weight change were obtained from a subsample of participants before and after participation in a 48-week weight loss program.

Results

Principal components analysis with varimax rotation revealed a fo

SUBMITTER: Pinto AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3778038 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature