The current study employed a confirmation perspective to assess individuals' perceptions of
weight management messages. Confirmation was conceptualized as being comprised of …

A confirmation perspective was employed to assess weight management messages
individuals receive from significant others. Confirmation was conceptualized as having two …

The current study employed a confirmation perspective to examine the relationship between
communication with significant others and individuals' weight management. Confirmation …

As college students are particularly vulnerable to weight struggles, understanding how
weight-related communication impacts behavior can have important implications for overall …

The vast majority of Americans are overweight, and those who are able to lose weight
typically regain at least the amount they lost. Some people are confronted with sabotage …

Social support research suggests romantic partners could play a vital role in the success of
individuals' weight management (WM) efforts, but contradictory findings from previous …

The greatest obstacle for health campaigns is most likely a lack of adequate exposure
(Hornik, 2002), as public health messages compete with a flood of alternative messages. In …

Although research shows family members can influence each other's diet and exercise
behaviors, the specific strategies that most effectively motivate individuals to enact healthy …

This research examines whether acceptance messages from close others about one's
weight predict changes in stressful weight concern and body mass index (BMI) over time …

Guided by the psychological reactance theory, this study predicted that gain-framed
messages and audiovisual content could counteract state reactance and increase the …