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Pleasures and pounds: an exploratory study

S R Doell, R C Hawkins

    Addictive Behaviors
    |January 1, 1982
    PubMed
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    Overweight college students in weight control programs reported less enjoyment from pleasant activities. This suggests a potential link between reduced positive reinforcement and weight management challenges in this population.

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    Area of Science:

    • Behavioral psychology
    • Obesity research
    • Clinical nutrition

    Background:

    • Stress eating and binge eating are common in individuals with weight concerns.
    • Limited engagement in non-food-related pleasurable activities may hinder effective behavior modification for weight control.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To test if overweight and restrained normal-weight students have fewer enjoyable activities.
    • To explore the role of pleasurable activities in reinforcing non-eating behaviors for weight management.

    Main Methods:

    • Comparison of reported enjoyment of pleasant activities between overweight students in a weight control program and normal-weight controls.
    • Assessment of stress susceptibility and overeating tendencies.

    Main Results:

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    • Overweight students in a behavioral weight control program reported significantly less enjoyment of pleasant activities compared to normal-weight controls.
    • The association between the quantity/variety of pleasurable activities and subsequent weight changes was unclear.

    Conclusions:

    • Reduced engagement in pleasurable activities may be a characteristic of overweight individuals seeking weight control.
    • Further research is needed to clarify the precise relationship between enjoyable activities and weight fluctuation for effective intervention strategies.