2004
Psychological predictors of weight regain in obesity
Byrne SM, Cooper Z, Fairburn CG. Psychological predictors of weight regain in obesity. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2004, 42: 1341-1356. PMID: 15381442, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2003.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific cognitive styleCognitive styleCognitive factorsPsychological mechanismsPsychological predictorsProspective predictorsPsychological factorsBehavioral strategiesIndividual's inabilityWeight regainLittle researchSignificant predictorsConsistent findingPredictorsTreatment of obesityTelephone interviewsObese patientsInitial body weightAvailable treatmentsFindingsBody weightObesityStyleHistorical variablesRelapse
2003
Weight maintenance and relapse in obesity: a qualitative study
Byrne S, Cooper Z, Fairburn C. Weight maintenance and relapse in obesity: a qualitative study. International Journal Of Obesity 2003, 27: 955-962. PMID: 12861237, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObese womenSuccessful weight maintainersSuccessful weight lossHealthy weight womenPsychological factorsDichotomous thinking styleWeight regainersWeight regainWeight maintainersWeight maintenanceStable weightWeight goalsWeight controlHealthy rangeProspective designWeight lossWomenCertain psychological factorsLack of vigilanceObesityRegainersLow weightThinking stylesStudy needQualitative study