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Weight- and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage-Related Information Avoidance: Implications for Self-Monitoring in a Behavioral
Kelsey R Day1, Wen You1, Kathleen J Porter2
1Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Objective:
This study examined whether (1) baseline weight-related information avoidance was associated with weight self-monitoring during a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) reduction intervention, iSIPsmarter, and (2) baseline SSB-related information avoidance was associated with SSB self-monitoring.
Methods:
We analyzed secondary outcomes from the iSIPsmarter behavioral intervention. Generalized linear models examined whether baseline SSB and weight-related information avoidance predicted SSB and weight diary days tracked.
Results:
Among participants (n = 127), SSB-related information avoidance was positively associated with the proportion of SSB diary days recorded (β = 6.4, SE = 2.6, P = 0.01). Weight-related information avoidance was negatively associated with the proportion of weight diary days recorded (β = -6.0, SE = 2.0, P = 0.002).
Conclusions And Implications:
We found that SSB-related information avoidance was associated with greater self-monitoring frequency, whereas weight-related avoidance predicted lower engagement. These data suggest that screening for information avoidance at baseline can help identify individuals who may require additional support to overcome psychological barriers to self-monitoring.
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