To lose, to maintain, to ignore
Weight management among women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15216749 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janet Davidson Allan |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 223-235 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399339109515943 |
| PMID | 2022532 |
| OpenAlex | W2029010277 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 19 |
The purpose of this study was to describe the process of weight management and the factors that influence this process in a sample of 37 middle-class and working-class white women of varied body size. A naturalistic study design, with a cultural-ecological theoretical orientation and ethnographic interviewing techniques, was used. The findings indicated that there were five stages through which women moved, repeatedly, as they managed weight: appraising, deemphasizing, mobilizing, enacting, and maintaining. Each stage consisted of multiple processes characterized by the use of personally developed tactics and strategies. Concern about appearance rather than health was a more salient factor in the initiation of weight-loss efforts. Progression through the five-stage pathway for weight management was influenced by time and informants' weight. Implications for practice include helping clients reduce the difficulty of altering cultural routines of eating and exercise and eliciting clients' own norms for body size
Body weight · Developmental psychology · Ethnography · Interview · Naturalistic observation · Obesity · Political science · Salient · Sociology · Weight loss · Weight management · Applied Psychology · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
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Experiences of Self-Monitoring in Self-Directed Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance
Grounded Theory and Nursing Knowledge
Using Positive Deviance for Determining Successful Weight-Control Practices
Face Value
Stress
Stress, appraisal, and coping
Patients and Healers in the Context of Culture
Patients and Healers in the Context of Culture
Recidivism and self-cure of smoking and obesity
Obesity as a culture-bound syndrome
Recidivism and self-cure of smoking and obesity
The process of embarking on a weight control program
Ethnic differences in female overweight
Naturalistic inquiry
Concern with Appearance, Health Beliefs, and Eating Habits
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2019 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |