Marney A. White|Pamela Davis Martin|Robert L. Newton|Heather M. Walden|Emily York?Crowe|Stewart Gordon|Donna H. Ryan|Donald A. Williamson
Mediators of Weight Loss in a Family?Based Intervention Presented over the Internet
Pennington Biomedical Research Center|Louisiana State University|Pennington Biomedical Research Center|Louisiana State University|Pennington Biomedical Research Center|Louisiana State University|Pennington Biomedical Research Center|Louisiana State University|Pennington Biomedical Research Center|Louisiana State University|Pennington Biomedical Research Center|Louisiana State University|Pennington Biomedical Research Center|Louisiana State University|Pennington Biomedical Research Center|Louisiana State University
assess process variables involved weight loss program africanamerican adolescent girls several process variables identified affecting success vivo weight loss programs adults children including program adherence selfefficacy social support current study sought broaden understanding process variables pertain intervention program presented using internet hypothesized variables program adherence dietary selfefficacy psychological factors family environment factors would mediate effect experimental condition weight lossparticipants 57 adolescent africanamerican girls joined program one obese parent family pairs randomized either behavioral control condition internetbased weight loss program outcome data weight loss reported first 6 months interventionresults partially supported hypotheses weight loss among adolescents parent variables pertaining life family satisfaction strongest mediating variables parental weight loss changes dietary practices course 6 months strongest mediatorsthe identification factors enhance impede weight loss adolescents important step improving weight loss programs group current findings suggest familyparental variables exert strong influence weight loss efforts adolescents considered developing future programs