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The effect of a motivational intervention on weight loss is moderated by level of baseline controlled motivation

Kelly H Webber1*, Jeanne M Gabriele2, Deborah F Tate3 and Mark B Dignan4

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

2 Department of Psychology and Mental Health, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA

3 Department of Nutrition and Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

4 Prevention Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2010, 7:4 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-7-4

Published: 22 January 2010

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Mean Changes in Outcome Measures from Baseline to 16-week follow-up. N = 70; Participants in the two groups did not differ on change on any main outcome measures over the 16 weeks.

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Hierarchical Regression Analysis. This analysis confirms the moderating effect of baseline controlled motivation on weight loss.

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