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Extreme under‐reporting of body weight by young adults with obesity: relation to social desirability
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether there is an association between under‐reporting of body weight and social desirability as is found with self‐reports of energy intake. METHODS: Twenty‐seven lean individuals (mean body mass index ± standard deviation = 21.6 ± 2.0 kg m(−...
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2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5893466/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29670750 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/osp4.153 |
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author | King, B. M. Cespedes, V. M. Burden, G. K. Brady, S. K. Clement, L. R. Abbott, E. M. Baughman, K. S. Joyner, S. E. Clark, M. M. Pury, C. L. S. |
author_facet | King, B. M. Cespedes, V. M. Burden, G. K. Brady, S. K. Clement, L. R. Abbott, E. M. Baughman, K. S. Joyner, S. E. Clark, M. M. Pury, C. L. S. |
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description | OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether there is an association between under‐reporting of body weight and social desirability as is found with self‐reports of energy intake. METHODS: Twenty‐seven lean individuals (mean body mass index ± standard deviation = 21.6 ± 2.0 kg m(−2)) and 26 individuals with obesity (mean body mass index = 35.4 ± 4.8 kg m(−2)) were e‐mailed a questionnaire on which they had to state their body weight and conduct a home food inventory. The next day, research team members went to their homes to weigh the participants, conduct their own food inventory and administer the Marlowe–Crowne scale for social desirability. RESULTS: Among individuals with obesity, lower social desirability scores were associated with a greater degree of under‐reporting body weight (r = +0.48, p < 0.02). Among lean individuals, the correlation was negative but statistically non‐significant (p = −0.22, p > 0.10). Nine individuals with obesity were extreme under‐reporters (2.27 kg or more), and eight of these had social desirability scores in the bottom half of the Marlowe–Crowne scale (p < 0.01). Six under‐reported on the home food inventory by three or more items. CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with obesity and low social desirability scores are more likely than others to be extreme under‐reporters of body weight, possibly due to a lack of awareness of their own weight. |
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spelling | pubmed-58934662018-04-18 Extreme under‐reporting of body weight by young adults with obesity: relation to social desirability King, B. M. Cespedes, V. M. Burden, G. K. Brady, S. K. Clement, L. R. Abbott, E. M. Baughman, K. S. Joyner, S. E. Clark, M. M. Pury, C. L. S. Obes Sci Pract Original Articles OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether there is an association between under‐reporting of body weight and social desirability as is found with self‐reports of energy intake. METHODS: Twenty‐seven lean individuals (mean body mass index ± standard deviation = 21.6 ± 2.0 kg m(−2)) and 26 individuals with obesity (mean body mass index = 35.4 ± 4.8 kg m(−2)) were e‐mailed a questionnaire on which they had to state their body weight and conduct a home food inventory. The next day, research team members went to their homes to weigh the participants, conduct their own food inventory and administer the Marlowe–Crowne scale for social desirability. RESULTS: Among individuals with obesity, lower social desirability scores were associated with a greater degree of under‐reporting body weight (r = +0.48, p < 0.02). Among lean individuals, the correlation was negative but statistically non‐significant (p = −0.22, p > 0.10). Nine individuals with obesity were extreme under‐reporters (2.27 kg or more), and eight of these had social desirability scores in the bottom half of the Marlowe–Crowne scale (p < 0.01). Six under‐reported on the home food inventory by three or more items. CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with obesity and low social desirability scores are more likely than others to be extreme under‐reporters of body weight, possibly due to a lack of awareness of their own weight. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018-02-02 /pmc/articles/PMC5893466/ /pubmed/29670750 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/osp4.153 Text en © 2018 The Authors. Obesity Science & Practice published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd, World Obesity and The Obesity Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
spellingShingle | Original Articles King, B. M. Cespedes, V. M. Burden, G. K. Brady, S. K. Clement, L. R. Abbott, E. M. Baughman, K. S. Joyner, S. E. Clark, M. M. Pury, C. L. S. Extreme under‐reporting of body weight by young adults with obesity: relation to social desirability |
title | Extreme under‐reporting of body weight by young adults with obesity: relation to social desirability |
title_full | Extreme under‐reporting of body weight by young adults with obesity: relation to social desirability |
title_fullStr | Extreme under‐reporting of body weight by young adults with obesity: relation to social desirability |
title_full_unstemmed | Extreme under‐reporting of body weight by young adults with obesity: relation to social desirability |
title_short | Extreme under‐reporting of body weight by young adults with obesity: relation to social desirability |
title_sort | extreme under‐reporting of body weight by young adults with obesity: relation to social desirability |
topic | Original Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5893466/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29670750 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/osp4.153 |
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