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- Title
A Psychophysiological Mechanism Underlying Women’s Weight-Management Goals: Women Desire and Strive for Greater Weight Loss Near Peak Fertility.
- Authors
Meltzer, Andrea L.; McNulty, James K.; Miller, Saul L.; Baker, Levi R.
- Abstract
Three studies demonstrated that conception risk was associated with increased motivations to manage weight. Consistent with the rationale that this association is due to ovulatory processes, Studies 2 and 3 demonstrated that it was moderated by hormonal contraceptive (HC) use. Consistent with the rationale that this interactive effect should emerge when modern appearance-related concerns regarding weight are salient, Study 3 used a 14-day diary to demonstrate that the interactive effects of conception risk and HC use on daily motivations to restrict eating were further moderated by daily motivations to manage body attractiveness. Finally, providing evidence that this interactive effect has implications for real behavior, daily fluctuations in the desire to restrict eating predicted daily changes in women’s self-reported eating behavior. These findings may help reconcile prior inconsistencies regarding the implications of ovulatory processes by illustrating that such implications can depend on the salience of broader social norms.
- Subjects
REGULATION of body weight; WOMEN'S health; DESIRE; WEIGHT loss; CONTRACEPTIVE drugs
- Publication
Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 2015, Vol 41, Issue 7, p930
- ISSN
0146-1672
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0146167215585726