Associations between causal attributions for obesity and long-term weight loss.

ABSTRACT: Obesity is a complex disease caused by a wide array of behavioral, biological, and environmental factors. However, obesity is often attributed to oversimplified and stigmatizing causal factors such as laziness, lack of willpower, and failure to take personal responsibility for one's health. Understanding of the causal factors that contribute to obesity among people with obesity may affect their weight management efforts. The current study explored associations between causal attributions for obesity and long-term weight loss, as well as examined potential changes in attributions with weight reduction. The 16-item Causal Attributions for Obesity scale (rated 1-7) was administered to 178 patients seeking behavioral/pharmacological weight-loss treatment. Causal attributions and weight

SUBMITTER: Pearl RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6639144 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature