The Development and Validation of the Dieting Intentions Scale (DIS).
The Development and Validation of the Dieting Intentions Scale (DIS).
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Psychol Assess. 2012 Nov 12;
Cruwys T, Platow MJ, Rieger E, Byrne DG
This article presents information on the psychometric properties of the Dieting Intentions Scale (DIS), a new scale of dieting that predicts future behavioral efforts to lose weight. We begin by reviewing recent research indicating theoretical and empirical problems with traditional approaches to measuring dieting. The DIS addresses several of these problems by (a) focusing on naturalistic dieting behavior and (b) being future-oriented. Four validation studies are presented with a total of 741 participants. We demonstrate that the DIS has predictive utility for dieting behaviors and is positively correlated with other measures related to eating, weight, and shape. Furthermore, the DIS demonstrates discriminant validity by not being related to constructs such as self-esteem and social desirability. The DIS also has high internal consistency, with a 1-factor solution replicated with confirmatory factor analysis. The potential uses of the scale in both research and clinical settings are considered. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved).
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Health risk behaviors in insured and uninsured community health center patients in the rural US South.
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Rural Remote Health. 2012 Oct; 12(4): 2123
Smalley KB, Warren JC, Klibert J
INTRODUCTION: The impact of health behaviors on the leading causes of death across the USA has been well demonstrated. However, limited focus has been placed on the leading health risk behaviors of rural Federally-Qualified Health Center (FQHC) patients, a particularly underserved group. The current study was undertaken to examine the most common risk-taking behaviors of rural FQHC patients and to examine if risk-taking behaviors vary between insured and uninsured patients. METHODS: A convenience sample of 199 patients was recruited at an FQHC in the rural US South. Participants completed a battery of demographic and health risk behavior assessments. RESULTS: The most common risk behaviors were eating fried foods, not eating five servings of vegetables per day, not eating three servings of fruit per day, drinking caloric beverages, not exercising regularly, not wearing a seatbelt, having sex without a condom and smoking. Uninsured patients were more likely to talk on their cell phones while driving (p<0.001), more likely to text while driving (p=0.007), more likely to have unprotected sex (p=0.004), more likely to drink alcohol (p=0.043) and more likely to not seek medical care when needed (p=0.005). CONCLUSIONS: Rural FQHC patients demonstrated high levels of behavioral and health risk-taking, including dietary-, exercise- and traffic-related risks, in a context where traditional prevention methods have failed to penetrate. Differences exist between insured and uninsured patients, indicating that the reasons behind behavioral risk-taking may be context-specific and need to be explored further to help identify intervention targets that are culturally and situationally appropriate for diverse rural groups.
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Lindsay Lohan bulimia and other celebrity eating disorders – Lindsay Lohan, who has been looking scary skinny as of late, addressed her weight loss claiming it’s “not intentional” and its just “stress.” “I eat. I had my Big Mac yesterday from McDonald’s,” the shrinking starlet told Us Weekly on Sunday. “I eat just as much as I always have.” Lindsay said she thinks she has just been working a lot. She said she also blames stress and lack of sleep when I travel. Lindsay – who said she doesnt know how much weight she has lost – added that she doesnt think about the pressure to be thin in Hollywood anymore. But then the 22-year-old starlet added, cryptically, “everyone goes through something, and everyone can relate to something.
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