A Self-Control and Contingency-Contracting Weight Reduction Program
An Informal Case Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13656147 |
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| Authors | Andris Skuja (Alliant University, corresponding author), Andris T Skuja (Alliant University) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3_suppl |
| Pages | 1267-1270 |
| Publication date | 1976-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1976.38.3c.1267 |
| PMID | 935320 |
| OpenAlex | W2048241514 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
With E and 5 living as roommates, a self-control, contingency-contracting weight reduction and maintenance program was carried out. While problems associated with the maintenance of self-control behavior required contract renegotiation, S lost 10 lb. in 7 wk. and achieved target weight. Some implications and limitations are discussed
Contingency · Contingency management · Control (management · Economics · Intervention (counseling · Management · Obesity · Operations management · Psychiatry · Reduction (mathematics · Self-control · Weight control · Weight loss · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
| Highly cited | No |
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