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Weight Loss Treatment and Psychological Well-being

A Review and Meta-analysis

Bruce E. Blaine

St John Fisher College,USA

Jennifer Rodman

Jennifer M. Newman

Hofstra University, USA

Research suggests that weight loss treatment generally benefits psychological well-being but these effects have never been quantitatively reviewed. A meta-analysis of 117 weight loss treatment tests showed that weight loss treatment was associated with lowered depression and increased self-esteem. Treatment type moderated treatment effects on depression and self-esteem. Actual weight loss moderated treatment effects on self-esteem but not depression; only treatments that produced actual weight loss predicted increased self-esteem whereas improvements in depression were independent of weight loss. The clinical implications of the findings and the possible causal relationships among weight, depression and self-esteem are discussed.

Key Words: depression • meta-analysis • obesity • psychological well-being • self-esteem • weight loss

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 12, No. 1, 66-82 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307071741
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